Staff Reports
In a stunning display of political patronization, Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts has teamed up with Kamala Harris in a new ad campaign that seems more concerned with promoting a narrative than empowering women. Released by the nonprofit organization Vote Common Good, the commercial depicts a rather far-fetched scenario where a woman, overwhelmed by her own fears, is encouraged to surreptitiously vote for a candidate simply because it aligns with the agenda of the left. This bizarre comedy of errors plays out at a polling place, where a middle-aged couple, complete with ostentatiously patriotic hats, are put under the spotlight.
The ad’s plot thickens when the husband urges his wife to cast her ballot. But instead of confident decision-making, we witness the wife nervously hovering over her voting choice. To heighten the drama, she locks eyes with another female voter across the booth, sharing a camaraderie that presumably pressures her to shift her vote from Trump to Kamala. Meanwhile, Julia Roberts chirps on about the voting booth being a sanctuary of secrets, as if that little curtain somehow transforms a civic duty into a confessional.
In this ad, Julia Roberts teaches women to lie to their Republican husbands and secretly vote for Harris. What kind of family is that when morals don't exist, and lying is okay? I assume cheating is fair, too, for such a family. It all starts with a small lie. #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/IyMzlhaE2o
— 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈𝓎 (@2hot4stocks) October 31, 2024
The kicker comes when the wife emerges from the booth, only to be asked by her husband if she made the right choice. In a moment dripping with irony, she responds affirmatively while sharing a conspiratorial smirk with her fellow boother. The commercial captures a rather odd narrative: are Democratic ideals now predicated on women feeling the need to hide their votes from their husbands? For a party that touts itself as champions of women’s rights, it seems they prefer to dictate choices rather than encourage independent thinking.
This theme of condescension isn’t new for the left. Past strategies have shown Democrats persistently talking down to men, insisting that failure to support their candidates equates to sexism. The latest commercial just adds to this history of patronization, now with a target on the backs of women. The implication that countless women are intimidated by their Trump-loving husbands is not only insulting but also blatantly misleading. For many, voting is seen as a personal choice that doesn’t require subterfuge.
Vote Common Good has clearly positioned itself as a vehicle to guide voters, particularly Evangelical and Catholic ones, away from Republican candidates under the guise of spiritual duty. Their mission cries out for an intervention on behalf of those supposedly incapable of independent thought—a subtlety clearly lost on the organization itself. Their condescending messaging works to reinforce that liberal ideologies can’t stand a strong woman who makes her own political choices, despite the narrative they desperately want to sell.
As if doubling down on their elitism, Vote Common Good recently released yet another ad featuring none other than George Clooney. This segment involves a trio of lumberjack-clad characters who are apparently too daft to consider their family’s well-being when casting a vote, unless reminded by a Hollywood heartthrob. With an appeal so dripping in self-righteousness, one wonders how they manage to maintain a straight face. In the end, the message is clear: Democrats continue to rally behind an agenda that undermines the very independence they claim to support.
