Newsom airs Florida ad urging people to fight for freedom – or move to California
by Erum Salam from US news | The Guardian on (#612F1)
Freedom is under attack in your state,' California governor says in ad paid for by his re-election campaign that aired on Fox News
Governor Gavin Newsom of California has aired a commercial in Florida over the Fourth of July holiday weekend urging residents there to fight for freedom, or move to his state in order to find it.
The ad - which pits blue state California against currently red state Florida - exemplified the growing divides in the US as Republican-led state legislatures have pursued rightwing policies on a slew of issues from banning abortion to attacking LGBTQ+ rights and voting issues.
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