It’ll probably get to the point of overkill on Shawn Wilson at some point, but on the other hand you can certainly excuse the Republican Governors’ Association for not taking chances with Democrats in a Louisiana governor’s race after what happened in 2015 and 2019.
The RGA has been ripping Wilson to shreds already, and they didn’t show much mercy with the latest piece they’ve put out on him…
RGA Right Direction PAC launched the first ad in its initial investment in the Louisiana gubernatorial election, “Unless You Drive a Car.” The 30-second spot slams Shawn Wilson’s record as Louisiana Department of Transportation Secretary, including overseeing Louisiana’s drop to nearly dead last in infrastructure rankings and an $18 billion backlog of needed repairs that has only increased under his leadership. “Unless You Drive a Car” will air on television and digital platforms statewide backed by a seven-figure investment. “In the nearly eight years that Shawn Wilson was in charge of the Louisiana Department of Transportation, Louisiana’s infrastructure got worse, not better. Adding to his failure, under Wilson’s watch Louisiana has reached an $18 billion backlog in needed repairs, costing Louisiana drivers an extra $650 a year in car repairs. If that was Shawn Wilson’s record while in charge of the roads and bridges, just imagine what it would be like if he ran the state,” said Courtney Alexander, RGA National Press Secretary.
Here’s the ad, which we got a kick out of…
The money shot is the image of Wilson’s head hanging out of the car window like he’s the family dog. That’s classic stuff.
Of course, when it comes to shredding Wilson we’ve still got to give the award to Moon Griffon for coining the moniker “Pothole Wilson” to describe him. That one is catching – we’ve heard it numerous times in conversations we’ve had about politics in recent days.
This ridicule is only going to get worse, of course, and Wilson doesn’t have much in the way of resources to combat it. The seven figures the RGA is dropping on this ad alone is almost twice what Wilson had in his war chest as of the last campaign finance disclosure.