Jennifer Gosar, sister of Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar, appears in a still photo taken from the video of a political campaign advertisement on behalf of Democratic candidate David Brill on October 17, 2018, obtained by Reuters on October 18, 2018. NRCC/Handout via REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many political ads in this year's U.S. elections pack an unusually harsh and personal punch - some with racial overtones.
In Arkansas, a radio ad this week suggests white Democrats might start lynching black men. In New York, a congressman's supporters drew attention to his black rival's history as a rapper. In California, Ohio and Virginia, candidates and their supporters cast their opponents as terrorists. In Pennsylvania, a state senator threatened to "stomp all over" his rival's face with golf spikes.
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