Artificial Intelligence is Taking Over Political Campaigns

Health CareSocietyCommentary

Alysa Liu’s Olympic Spotlight Draws Attention to the Dangerous Practice of Surrogacy

Health CarePoliticsCommentary

Abortion Is the Worst Way to Celebrate America 250

‘STRIKING’ PARALLELS: What Can an Ancient Roman Cult Reveal About the Transgender Movement?

‘Very Personal’: GOP Pushing for Dalilah’s Law Vote on House Floor Soon

Americans, Learn From the UK’s Grooming Gang Scandal

Victor Davis Hanson: The Ungrateful Immigrant

EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers to Probe Whether Free Education Incentivizes Illegal Immigration

Congressman Asks Trump to Press China to Release Prisoners

Decoupling From China on Critical Minerals Must Be a National Security Priority

  PoliticsSecurityNews

Weaponized Immigration Methods Aimed at America

Why Chinese Communist Media Is Touting the US Constitution

Artificial Intelligence is Taking Over Political Campaigns

Speaker Johnson and Michael Knowles Say Anti-Catholic Bias Is Not Being ‘One Nation Under God’

Talking, Nuking, or Voting on the Filibuster: Where Does GOP Senate Infighting Go From Here?

House Activates GOP Grassroots to Put Pressure on Senate to Pass SAVE America Act

Talking, Nuking, or Voting on the Filibuster: Where Does GOP Senate Infighting Go From Here?

SAVE America Act Will Make Absentee Ballots Great Again

   PoliticsSecurityNews

4 Big Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Testimony on Capitol Hill

Fulton County Numbers Don’t Match After FBI Seizure

Citing ‘Echo Chamber’ on Iran, Trump Counterterrorism Chief Resigns

International Commentary

‘It’s a Very Surreal War’

Netanyahu Refutes Death Rumor With Coffee Run

Hegseth: Iran’s Leader ‘Wounded and Likely Disfigured’

Beyond the Oyster Fork: An Etiquette Expert’s Tips for ‘Relationships, Work, and Life’

Is the Iran Operation ‘America First’?

 International Commentary

Russia Operating ‘Systematic Child Abduction Operation,’ EU Ambassador Says

Meet the People Fueling Chaos in Minneapolis, New York, and Beyond 

While Some Allies Hesitate, Israel Is Already in the Fight Against Iran

Victor Davis Hanson: Why Kristi Noem Failed at DHS

Victor Davis Hanson: Newsom’s Rocky Month Shows the Risks of Running on Style Over Substance

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Laid Out America’s Comeback While Democrats Sat Silent

Artificial Intelligence is Taking Over Political Campaigns

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images)

George Caldwell / @GCaldwell_news

George Caldwell is a correspondent for The Daily Signal. Send an email to George.

Artificial intelligence is dominating the 2026 midterms—and not just as a political issue.

Major congressional campaigns are increasingly using “deepfake” AI technology in videos that slam their opponents and amplify endorsements from allies.

Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seeking to fend off a primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and is employing some unusual strategies.

The Cornyn campaign released an AI-generated music video with a parody of the B-52s’ 1989 hit “Love Shack” as the soundtrack. It depicts an animated likeness of Paxton engaged in corruption and marital infidelity.

If you’re wondering why Ken Paxton was sending millions in taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups, he may have been a little too distracted at his “Love Shack.” https://t.co/oDGcP0MplW— Team Cornyn (@TeamCornyn) March 17, 2026

If you’re wondering why Ken Paxton was sending millions in taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups, he may have been a little too distracted at his “Love Shack.” https://t.co/oDGcP0MplW

The B-52s told TMZ in a statement upon the ad’s release, “Today we learned that our song ‘Love Shack’ is being used without our approval for a political attack between two politicians in the beautiful state of Texas. We do not endorse either candidate. We have already formally demanded the song immediately cease to be used in this tasteless and illegal way.”

The Cornyn campaign declined to comment on the ad’s use of AI and whether it had responded to the band’s request. Paxton’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) recently employed deepfake technology to go after Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico for past social media posts.

The state representative is attempting to win in a state that has not elected a Democrat U.S. senator since 1988.

“Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country,” a realistic likeness of Talarico says, quoting an actual 2021 social media post from the candidate. The NRSC ad includes a small watermark in the corner stating that the content is “AI generated.”

James Talarico, in his own words: pic.twitter.com/lDlUoqBbP7— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) March 11, 2026

James Talarico, in his own words: pic.twitter.com/lDlUoqBbP7

“In my faith, God is non-binary,” Talarico’s likeness says later, quoting another 2021 post.

Talarico’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the video’s representation of him.

Bobby Rush’s AI-Generated Voice

Jesse Jackson Jr., who lost in the Democrat primary for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, used AI to amplify an endorsement from former Rep. Bobby Rush, who represented the state’s 1st Congressional District for three decades.

Rush’s voice has been weakened due to throat cancer. At the beginning of the advertisement, he speaks with his natural voice before his digitally altered voice kicks in.

“Cancer damaged my vocal cords, but it didn’t take away my voice,” Rush says. “I’ve asked the producers to use AI, artificial intelligence, to help me.”

He says in his altered voice, “Like me, Jesse is a lifelong social justice warrior and passionate advocate for the marginalized.”

Jackson, the son of the late Rev. Jessie Jackson, served in Congress from 1995 to 2012 alongside Rush, but left amid a fraud investigation, for which he later spent time in prison.

He lost his primary on Tuesday.

Here’s Why Steve Bannon’s Focused on Texas

Texas Poll Shows Tough Primary for Cornyn and Crockett

Texas Primaries Rock Both Parties

Read the first chapter of The Woketopus right now for FREE

Today, even with President Trump’s victory, leftist elites have their tentacles in every aspect of our government.

The Daily Signal’s own Tyler O’Neil exposes this leftist cabal in his new book, The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.

In this book, O’Neil reveals how the Left’s NGO apparatus pursues its woke agenda, maneuvering like an octopus by circumventing Congress and entrenching its interests in the federal government.

You can read the first chapter of this new book for FREE in this eBook, The Woketopus: Chapter One using the secure link below.

The Tony Kinnett Cast

The Daily Signal Podcast

© 2025 The Daily Signal Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

We use cookies on our website. By using our website, you consent to cookies.  Learn More .  

© The Daily Signal