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ihaveaquestion

(4,372 posts)
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:23 AM Nov 6

Great Ad - SNAP kid takes on congressman who gutted SNAP, Jake Johnson for Congress



I was a SNAP kid. Now I'm running for Congress against the guy who gutted SNAP.
Join our campaign: https://www.jakejohnsonforcongress.com/.
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Great Ad - SNAP kid takes on congressman who gutted SNAP, Jake Johnson for Congress (Original Post) ihaveaquestion Nov 6 OP
OK! Now that is a great ad! rurallib Nov 6 #1
Very honest and thoughtful ad. Glad he is from Minnesota. Hope he wins in 2026. Nanuke Nov 6 #2
More of this, please! Iris Nov 6 #3
Wow. Just Wow. Amaryllis Nov 6 #4
Yep, I had to grab the tissues Grim Chieftain Nov 6 #18
Wish I could vote for him! sboatcar Nov 6 #5
Wish I could vote for him. raccoon Nov 6 #6
It's a battle of good versus evil Mysterian Nov 6 #7
He says that in small towns people take care of each other nuxvomica Nov 6 #8
I wouldn't go that far Skittles Nov 6 #32
Teacher for Congress, shades of the magnificent Tim Walz. NNadir Nov 6 #9
Dems need a 50 state strategy. They need to go hard for every congressional seat everywhere. Republicans are responsible Fil1957 Nov 6 #10
I agree 100% evolves Nov 6 #25
Great ad, glad he's running Wild blueberry Nov 6 #11
Excellent ad PatSeg Nov 6 #12
ding AllaN01Bear Nov 6 #13
An outstanding message of passing it on Uncle Joe Nov 6 #14
"Honest people versus the corrupt elite" Warpy Nov 6 #15
Very nice! JMCKUSICK Nov 6 #16
Very powerful ad!! Sogo Nov 6 #17
Amazing ad! pattyloutwo Nov 6 #19
What a great ad pinkstarburst Nov 6 #20
Excellent!! liberalla Nov 6 #21
Excellent. Hope his neighbors are smart enough to vote him in. Marie Marie Nov 6 #22
Boy that sure got to me. Very moving. chowder66 Nov 6 #23
KICK orangecrush Nov 6 #24
Excellent ad! Ocelot II Nov 6 #26
Tremendous ad! I'm sending him $$. Ninga Nov 6 #27
I'd vote for him if I lived there. Sequoia Nov 6 #28
This ad is bulging with truth and heart. democrank Nov 6 #29
Oh Hell Yeah! BidenRocks Nov 6 #30
Perfect message. Wonderful ad. Scrivener7 Nov 6 #31
i take health care aid, but not food aid as i get food fine. pansypoo53219 Nov 6 #33
A great ad, indeed. Xavier Breath Nov 6 #34
Meet your new Congressman Minnesota KS Toronado Nov 7 #35

Grim Chieftain

(1,145 posts)
18. Yep, I had to grab the tissues
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 12:02 PM
Nov 6

So powerful and so needed at this awful time.

As I posted here the other day, with Republicans it's about "me"; with Democrats it's about "we".

Mysterian

(6,148 posts)
7. It's a battle of good versus evil
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:57 AM
Nov 6

Jake gets it. I hope more brainwashed republican cultists realize they are on the side of evil and repent.

nuxvomica

(13,861 posts)
8. He says that in small towns people take care of each other
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 10:16 AM
Nov 6

Imagine if all Americans behaved like their country was a small town.

Great ad indeed!

Skittles

(169,281 posts)
32. I wouldn't go that far
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 08:30 PM
Nov 6

try being transgender in a small town, for example

btw, I live in a metroplex and I help my neighbors who are on SNAP

it's not a "small town" thing, it's a Democratic thing, it's just being DECENT

Fil1957

(506 posts)
10. Dems need a 50 state strategy. They need to go hard for every congressional seat everywhere. Republicans are responsible
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 10:30 AM
Nov 6

for shirking their constitutional duty, unleashing this hell (Big Beautiful Bill, ICE) on the country and people (more than you think) know it. They could win seats in some unexpected places, 'cause as bad as things are now, they're going to be much worse in a year, and most people of either party will know who to blame.

evolves

(5,726 posts)
25. I agree 100%
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:08 PM
Nov 6

My state, Tennessee, has the worst voter turnout in the country, and it seems to me that the Dems have just quit trying here.

Sequoia

(12,716 posts)
28. I'd vote for him if I lived there.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:37 PM
Nov 6

I had SNAP when we used paper
certificates with the dollar amount on them. Sure helped out my family.

democrank

(12,068 posts)
29. This ad is bulging with truth and heart.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:38 PM
Nov 6

Shame on the Republicans that are enjoying weeks of paid vacation while children go hungry.

BidenRocks

(2,700 posts)
30. Oh Hell Yeah!
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 08:01 PM
Nov 6

Make him and his caring be on many billboards this Christmas.

He has a lot of messages there.

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