Gwen Graham touts progressive bona fides in latest ad

As primary opponent Andrew Gillum stumps with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gwen Graham is reminding Democratic voters of her own progressive bona fides ahead of a South Florida GOTV tour with teachers.

A media release from Graham’s campaign says a new ad spotlights Graham’s positions on “Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, Clean Energy — after defeating the NRA and a Republican incumbent.”

The narration depicts Graham as the avatar of Florida’s “fresh, bold start.”

“In Congress, one Democrat who voted eight times to stop Republicans from repealing Obamacare. One Democrat who earned a one-hundred-percent rating from Planned Parenthood for protecting women’s health. One Democrat who voted for President Obama’s Clean Energy Plan,” the copy asserts.

“Faced down hundreds-of-thousands spent against her by the NRA and beat a Republican to win a seat in Congress,” the ad continues. “Wanna end twenty years of Republican rule? She’s the one: Democrat Gwen Graham.”

The ad is deliberately positive, intended to stand out from the negative ads on the airwaves, Graham’s campaign asserts.

For Graham, the messaging is natural.

“Our public schools, our environment, and our rights are all on the ballot,” Graham said. “In Congress, I stood up for our shared values — to protect health care, women and our state’s natural treasures. Together, we are going to end 20 years of one-party Republican rule and bring those values back to Tallahassee.”