共和党籍阿肯色州州长萨拉·哈克比·桑德斯周一因发布竞选广告而引发保守派反弹。广告将一名年轻白人男子塑造成滥用福利者的代表，批评者称这种描绘具有误导性。
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ignited backlash from conservatives Monday after releasing a campaign ad depicting a young White man as the face of welfare abuse, with critics arguing the portrayal was misleading. The ad, released as Huckabee Sanders runs for reelection on new welfare work requirements, follows a fictional character named "Brad," who is portrayed as an able-bodied White man spending his days playing video games, lounging on the couch and avoiding work while relying on taxpayer-funded benefits.
哈克比·桑德斯正围绕新的福利工作要求竞选连任，并发布了这段广告。广告讲述了一个名叫“布拉德”的虚构人物：他被塑造成一名身体健全的白人男子，整日打电子游戏、瘫在沙发上逃避工作，同时依靠纳税人出资的福利生活。哈克比·桑德斯称，她的方案将要求没有受抚养人的健全成年人工作、参加职业培训或从事志愿服务，才能继续领取福利。
Huckabee Sanders argues her proposal would require able-bodied adults without dependents to work, train for a job or volunteer in order to continue receiving assistance. "Meet Brad," Huckabee Sanders starts the ad. "Brad has turned relaxing into a full-time profession. But you – you actually work hard. You pay taxes to cover welfare for guys like Brad who just choose not to work."
“认识一下布拉德，”哈克比·桑德斯在广告开头说道，“布拉德把放松当成了一份全职工作。但你——你确实努力工作。你缴税，为像布拉德这种只是选择不工作的人提供福利。”哈克比·桑德斯因此遭到保守派反弹，他们批评竞选团队的做法，认为把一名年轻白人男子塑造成滥用福利者的代表并不符合现实。
Huckabee Sanders faced backlash from conservatives who slammed the campaign's execution, arguing the decision to depict a young White man as the face of welfare abuse did not reflect reality. FLORIDA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO BLOCK WELFARE CASH FOR TATTOOS, VAPES AND MORE "Great policy," Co-founder and CEO of The Federalist Sean Davis argued.
佛罗里达州成为首个禁止将福利资金用于纹身、吸电子烟等行为的州。
"Terrible ad that is so dishonest and insulting that it will entirely overshadow the genuinely great policy."
“这确实是一项‘伟大的政策’，”《联邦主义者》（The Federalist）的联合创始人兼首席执行官肖恩·戴维斯（Sean Davis）评论道。
“不过这个广告实在糟糕至极——既不诚实又极具侮辱性，完全掩盖了这项政策的真正价值。”
"This is a massive own goal, [Sarah Huckabee Sanders], and you should fire the consultants who made this ad," Will Chamberlain, the Article III Project senior counsel, posted on X. "Do not portray your core voting bloc as losers, period. "
“[莎拉·哈克比·桑德斯（Sarah Huckabee Sanders），这简直就是自讨苦吃；你应该解雇那些制作这个广告的顾问，”第三条宪法项目（Article III Project）的高级顾问威尔·张伯伦（Will Chamberlain）在X平台上写道，“绝不能把你的核心选民群体描绘成失败者！”
"White males are the Republican Party's voting base and yet they are the group the Republican Party sh—s on at every possible opportunity," responded Daily Wire's Matt Walsh. "Meanwhile, back in reality, women are significantly more likely to be on welfare than men. And black people are astronomically more likely to be on welfare than white people.
“白人男性是共和党的主要选民基础，然而共和党却总是在各种机会下伤害他们，”《每日连线》（Daily Wire）的马特·沃尔什（Matt Walsh）指出，“实际上，女性领取福利的比例远高于男性；而黑人领取福利的比例更是远远高于白人。因此，那些滥用福利制度的年轻白人男性其实寥寥无几。”
So the number of single young white male 'Brads' abusing the welfare system is minuscule." WARNOCK WARNS DEMS TO CUT THE 'JARGON' AND SPEAK 'PLAIN ENGLISH' WITH YOUNG MEN WHO FEEL LEFT BEHIND "Attacking white (specifically Christian) young men is the most acceptable political tactic in America thanks to the evils of liberalism," said the American Principles Project's Caleb Pascoe.
沃诺克（Warnock）警告民主党人：应该摒弃那些复杂的术语，用简单明了的语言与那些感到被边缘化的年轻人沟通。
"It's staggering how much even the majority of GOP politicians feel safe attacking white young men, instead of communicating the truth of welfare, because they might get called 'racist' or whatever."
“由于自由主义的负面影响，攻击白人（尤其是基督教徒）年轻人已成为美国政治界最可接受的策略，”美国原则项目（American Principles Project）的卡莱布·帕斯科（Caleb Pascoe）指出，“令人震惊的是，就连大多数共和党政客也敢于攻击白人年轻人，因为他们害怕被贴上‘种族主义者’的标签。”
"Always a white male villain in these ads," another conservative account wrote. "I hate the GOP so much it’s unreal." After the initial post got millions of views, Huckabee Sanders followed up with an X post that said, "Some critics online don't like my welfare work requirement ad.
“这些广告里总是把白人男性描绘成反派角色……我对共和党真是恨之入骨。”
Next thing you know they’ll say I should have used cookies instead of cheese balls."
在最初的帖子获得数百万次浏览量后，哈克比·桑德斯在X平台上发文回应：“网上有些批评者不喜欢我关于‘福利使用规定’的广告。接下来他们可能会说‘我应该用饼干而不是奶酪球来做广告素材’……”她继续说道，这再次引发了保守派的强烈反对。
"If you are able-bodied you should not collect welfare simply because you choose not to work. Period. WATCH->" she continued, which invited conservatives to attack the video again.
戴维斯在后续的帖子中写道：“你们的广告针对的正是那个最不可能领取福利、却最容易被排除在就业市场之外的群体——年轻的白人男性。为什么呢？”另一个账号问道。
"Your ad targeted and mocked the one demographic—young white men—that is least likely to be on welfare and yet the most likely to be illegally locked out of the job market," Davis added in a follow-up post. "Why?"
前‘House Freedom Caucus’主席表示：“共和党已经不再是‘保守的政党’了，而民主党则更加糟糕。”这种来自右翼的强烈反对也引起了左翼批评者的注意；他们抓住了共和党内部关于该广告的争议。
"Is this an op?" another account wrote. EX-HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS CHAIR SAYS GOP ISN'T 'A CONSERVATIVE PARTY ANYMORE,' BUT DEMOCRATS ARE 'WORSE' The unusual backlash from the right also attracted attention from critics on the left, who seized on the intra-conservative dispute over the ad.
左翼评论员基思·奥尔伯曼（Keith Olbermann）嘲笑那些将共和党称为“‘白人至上主义政党’”的人，因为该广告将一名领取福利的白人男性描绘成了负面形象。奥尔伯曼评论道：“哈克比·桑德斯（Huckabee Sanders）制作了75年来共和党人发布的第一个‘诚实’的电视广告，但那些极端保守的共和党人却因为广告中出现的领取福利的白人男性（名叫布拉德）而大发雷霆。”
Among them was left-wing commentator Keith Olbermann, who mocked what he called the "White Power GOP Party" for turning on Huckabee Sanders over the ad's depiction of a white welfare recipient. "Huck puts out the first honest TV ad by a republican in 75 years and the White Power GOP Party is big mad that the welfare leech shown is a white guy named Brad," Olbermann said amid the backlash.
《The Bulwark》的资深记者威尔·索默（Will Sommer）在社交媒体上写道：“共和党人对莎拉·哈克比·桑德斯的广告感到极其愤怒——该广告将一名白人游戏玩家描绘成了领取福利的典型代表。极左翼媒体公司MeidasTouch在X平台上发文称：‘共和党内部的人愤怒不已，因为他们不敢让白人领取福利的形象出现在广告中，并将责任归咎于‘犹太人’。”福克斯新闻数字部门（Fox News Digital）试图联系哈克比·桑德斯的团队寻求评论，但未能及时得到回复。
"Republicans are insanely mad this Sarah Huckabee Sanders ad portrays a white gamer guy as the face of welfare," Will Sommer, a senior reporter for The Bulwark, posted on "Republicans in the comments are furious that Sarah Huckabee Sanders dared to depict a white man on welfare and are blaming "jews," far-left media company MeidasTouch posted on X. "The Republican Party has a massive racism and antisemitism problem." Fox News Digital reached out to Huckabee Sanders' team for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.