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Calls For Rep. Angie Craig To Pull Ad Some Say Depicts Distracted Driving

The ad shows the incumbent Craig driving through Minnesota and mentioning her accomplishments in congress.

By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield

October 6, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some are expressing anger and outrage over a television ad for Minnesota congressional candidate Rep. Angie Craig. The ad has some Minnesotans calling for it to be taken off the air immediately.

The ad shows the incumbent Craig driving through Minnesota and mentioning her accomplishments in congress. It’s not clear if she’s really driving or if its staged, but many have pointed out that it shows her looking away from the road and into the camera.

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“I was just in disbelief honestly as a mom whose kid was killed by a distracted driver,” Amy LaVallee said. “It was just outrageous. Her blatant display of distracted driving was just irresponsible in that video.”

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