Critics Pan Marsha Blackburn’s ‘Breaking China’ Commercial

Senator Marsha Blackburn’s latest campaign ad is generating more than just broken plates—it’s also sparking sharp online criticism. In the commercial, Blackburn theatrically smashes China plates to symbolize her stance against what she describes as the growing threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) infiltrating U.S. industries. While the ad is intended to position the Republican senator as tough on China, many viewers are far from impressed. “Communist China will stop at nothing to become globally dominant, and they are hard at work to infiltrate every major U.S. industry to meet their goal,” Blackburn says in the ad. “That’s why I won’t stop fighting in the Senate to ensure we don’t give the CCP an inch of our farmland, classrooms, technology, or anything else they could use to exploit our nation’s security.” Blackburn’s message—dramatically delivered as she breaks china plates—has drawn strong reactions from both her supporters and detractors. Critics quickly took to social media to denounce the ad as theatrical and out of touch with Tennessee voters. Donna (@donnagv7) called the ad “ridiculous and stupid,” while Nancy Garrett of Moms Against Vouchers questioned Blackburn’s priorities: “You have time to make this ad but no time to appear in a...