May 21, 2024
We Condemn the NRCC Attack on Ashley Ehasz

Newtown Democrats condemns recent comments from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) about candidate for Congress Ashley Ehasz.

The smear tactics unleashed against Ms. Ehasz, implying that she might support Hamas, are nothing new in a Republican party which gave “swiftboating” its definition, and whose candidate for president attacked John McCain for being taken prisoner and called deceased veterans resting in their graves “suckers” and “losers.”

In several public statements, Ms. Ehasz has made clear her support for the right of Israel to defend itself against Hamas – a terrorist organization – while joining with the Biden administration in urging Israel to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza. Ms. Ehasz spent years of her life as a commander and helicopter pilot in the US Army fighting terrorists. Like all combat veterans, she has put her life on the line to defend the foreign policy interests of the United States.

Only one candidate in the race to serve PA01 possesses hard-won expertise in the projection of military power abroad. For this and for many other reasons, we stand with Ashley Ehasz in her race for Congress against Brian Fitzpatrick.