Could Republican Accountability Project’s Ads Truly Hold Trump Accountable?

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out.

Dear Dr. Ads,

There I was, minding my own business and toodling around Twitter, when I came across this tweet about a GOP advocacy group throwing Donald Trump’s words back in his face.

The Republican Accountability Project? Who are those masked mensches, Doc?

– Investigative RAPorter

Dear Raporter,

The Republican Accountability Project is led by Ms. Mensch (and publisher of The Bulwark) Sarah Longwell, who explained the group’s thinking to  HuffPost’s Ed Mazza.

“Donald Trump likes to talk about throwing his political opponents in jail for mishandling classified documents, but he’s the one who stole government secrets from the White House and refused to give them back,” Sarah Longwell, the organization’s executive director, said in a news release. “We’re reminding Republican viewers that he should be held to his own standard.”

Here’s the spot.

An accounting of the ad’s reach: 322,000 views on YouTube, not to mention that million-dollar ad buy.

Two days ago RAP released this digital spot as a chaser.

Its accounting: 994,000 views on Twitter.

The Doc’s diagnosis: Pretty effective, by all accounts.