Ocean City, NJ – Conservative Republican Bob Patterson released a TV ad today highlighting the stark differences between Jeff Van Drew’s liberal record and Patterson’s conservative record. Watch the ad here.

Titled “The Conservative Choice,” the 30-second spot will run throughout New Jersey’s 2^nd Congressional District on cable TV ahead of the Republican primary on July 7. The ad highlights liberal Van Drew’s long-documented support for amnesty, gun control, abortion, and Planned Parenthood, and his opposition to President Trump’s border wall. In contrast, Patterson is 100% pro-border wall, pro-gun, pro-life and pro-Trump. Patterson has also been endorsed by New Jersey Right to Life PAC over Van Drew.

“As a 30-year Democrat officeholder, Jeff Van Drew has sided with radical liberals over South Jersey citizens time and again,” Bob Patterson said. “In Congress, Van Drew voted with Nancy Pelosi and AOC to support abortion and gun control, while opposing all of President Trump’s key policy initiatives. He also co-sponsored amnesty legislation, a bill to resuscitate the long-dead Equal Rights Amendment, and the Democrat smear of Trump as a racist. Van Drew may think he can reinvent himself as a Republican, but his votes don’t lie. His votes are 100% liberal — too liberal for South Jersey.”

Transcript

In a crisis, choices matter
There’s Jeff Van Drew…
Van Drew voted for amnesty and against President Trump’s border wall
He voted for gun control
And Van Drew even has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood
That’s too liberal
Republicans have a better choice
Conservative Bob Patterson worked for President Trump
Bob is pro-border wall, pro-gun, and pro-life
Bob Patterson – the conservative choice
I’m Bob Patterson and I approve this message

Background

Amnesty:
Van Drew voted for amnesty for illegal immigrants (RC #240, 06/04/19)

Border wall:
Van Drew voted against funding President Trump’s border wall (RC #553, 09/27/19)

Gun control:
Van Drew sided with the extreme anti-Second Amendment liberals (RC #99, 02/27/19)

Planned Parenthood/Abortion:

Van Drew received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood in 2020 (Planned Parenthood Action Fund, 2020 Congressional Scorecard)

Van Drew has described himself as “unequivocally pro-choice:” “I’m strongly and unequivocally pro-choice: I support Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose. Any efforts to weaken or undermine that right will face my fierce opposition.” (The Intelligencer, 12/16/19)

Van Drew boasted about funding Planned Parenthood 16 times in a 2018 congressional debate. (NAACP Debate, 05/10/18)