“We’re stuck in another unnecessary war and inflation is making everything more expensive, but my opponent won’t talk about all that,” Kaptur says in one ad. “He’d rather lie about my record. Well, here’s the truth: I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools, because parents know what’s best for their kids – and boys should not play girls’ sports.”

There are so many things wrong with the ad – starting with accepting the GOP framing of rights as an “ideology” – that it’s hard to know where to begin. The second ad is just as bad. In that one, Kaptur brags about being a would-be Republican.

“I’ve repeatedly said no to my own party,” she proclaims. “No to defunding the police. No to open border policies. And no to teaching gender ideology in schools. I work for you.”

Putting aside the fact that defunding the police was never a Democratic Party policy, the ad continues to position Kaptur as sympathetic to Republican concerns.