Watch New “Undone” Ad HERE
Watch Previous Ad “Tested” HERE
WASHINGTON, DC — Following Senate Republicans’ filibuster of bipartisan debate on critical voting rights legislation, Fix Our Senate launched a new six-figure TV and digital ad campaign in DC, Vermont, Illinois, Arizona, and New Jersey, with plans to expand to new states to remind voters what’s at stake if the filibuster remains. The ads highlight that a single senator can simply email the Senate floor letting them know they plan to filibuster, and that is enough to gum up the works and block progress. Recent Fix Our Senate polling demonstrated that 65% of voters support filibuster reform after learning about how it works today.
The ad, titled “Undone,” is viewable here with the ad script available below.
Eli Zupnick, spokesperson for Fix Our Senate, said:
“What we saw in our polling is that the more people learn about how the filibuster is being abused in today’s senate, the more they support reform.
“Senators shouldn’t be able to hide behind an emailed-in filibuster to block voting rights, background checks, and other popular policies voters desperately want and need.
“Now that Senate Republicans made it clear that they won’t even allow a debate on voting rights, the pressure and urgency for reform is only going to increase, and our movement will continue to grow.”
Script for “Undone”:
Anchor: “A record number of Voters…” “Remarkable day…” “Historic turnout…”
What if all this could be undone…By this?
That’s the system we have today.
Because the Senate rules have gotten so dysfunctional that a few Senators can stop a bill just by sending an email.
And if you’re asking why our elections never change anything about voting rights, gun violence, or drug prices, here’s your answer.
So tell your Senators to end the filibuster... and protect [our] Democracy.