cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20282663
It looks like a family holiday card except that the woman and children posing with Republican Derrick Anderson are not his wife or his offspring.
Anderson, who running in a close race for Virginia’s seventh congressional district, was seen in another image seated around the dining table with the same woman and three girls.
The images came to light in an article by The New York Times, headlined “G.O.P. Candidates, Looking to Soften Their Image, Turn to Their Wives,” which reported how “male Republicans struggling to appeal to female voters concerned about their records on reproductive rights are unleashing their spouses to make the pitch on their behalf.”
However Anderson, who is childless, engaged to be married and lives alone with his dog, sought to borrow the wife and children from a longtime friend in an apparent effort to appear as a family man.
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engaged to be married
Gonna be weird when the ‘spouse’ changes in the photos.
Any bets on why the fiancé was not in photo?
That’s so fucking weird. And bold. Like, even if it wasn’t picked up, wouldn’t people in his community recognize the family? Not one person that would furrow their brow and ask who’s that man with “(Insert Mom’s name) and the girls?”
This gives off a strong “I have black friends.” vibe.
Yeah seems legit, “party of family values” - let’s rent some women for your photoshoot. I wonder if they consulted Mike Pence’s binders to find them.
Are you sure this is not satirical? “The Daily Beast” sounds like something a satirical news site would call themselves.
It’s a center left Web 2.0 / Death of Traditional Journalism outlet, but still credible on a purely factual basis i.e. basic reported facts are probably accurate.
It’s brand of leftism would best be described as progressive Democrat, and their analysis and editorial choices should be understood as primarily coming from those sensibilities and culture affectations e.g. educated, middle class, and a socially/culturally left brand of neoliberalism.
Daily beast is a left wing american news source that can sometimes be somewhat sensationalist but is a genuine source.
I would not rely on them for high quality reporting, but they tend to be okay at getting the facts right.
Thanks. Whenever I see such an absurd news about a politician from whichever country or political party, I need some kind of fact check
