- Randy Bryce, a Democrat running for the Wisconsin congressional seat being vacated by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is being attacked by his own brother in a new GOP ad.
- James Bryce, a police officer and Republican who also considered running for the House seat, argues that his brother is hostile toward law enforcement.
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A top Democratic candidate's own brother says he's voting against him in a new Republican attack ad
Randy Bryce, a Democrat running for the Wisconsin congressional seat being vacated by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is facing a particularly brutal attack ad featuring his own brother, a police officer, accusing him of inciting violence against law enforcement.
Randy Bryce, a Democrat running for the Wisconsin congressional seat House Speaker Paul Ryan, is facing a particularly brutal attack ad featuring his own brother, a police officer, accusing him of inciting violence against law enforcement.
In the ad, James Bryce introduces himself as a police officer with 23 years on the beat and says that an uptick in violence against law enforcement can be partially attributed to "cop-hating rhetoric," pointing to a 2012 tweet in which his brother calls police officers "terrorists." He says this is one of "many" reasons he's supporting Republican candidate Bryan Steil, a Ryan-endorsed lawyer, over his brother.
"When people refer to police officers as terrorists, that hits a little close to home," says James, a Republican who at one point considered running against his brother for the congressional seat. "I don't think people want to be represented by someone who’s shown contempt for those in law enforcement."
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A super PAC supported by Republican leadership is spending $450,000 on the ad and has set aside $1.5 million for TV and digital ads in the district. The same PAC released another ad this week attacking Randy Bryce's record of drunken driving and marijuana possession arrests from the 1990s.
Randy Bryce, won national attention after his biographical campaign ad went viral. In the spot, Bryce's mother discusses the 20 expensive drugs she takes to deal with her multiple sclerosis, and the candidate argues that Washington needs more working class representation.
Bryce, who's running on a progressive platform that includes Medicare-for-all, is on the
Steil is leading Bryce in polling — 50% to 44% — according to a mid-September New York times survey of 500 voters in the district.
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