Progressive groups launch ad on Earth Day hitting Republicans over gas prices, EVs 

Two progressive groups are launching a new eyebrow-raising ad attacking Republicans over gas prices and electric vehicles (EVs) to coincide with Earth Day, as the war between the U.S. and Iran has hit consumers’ pocketbooks at the gas pump. 

Progressive Action Fund and Energy Everywhere launched a new $500,000-backed ad buy on Wednesday, first shared with The Hill, showing two workers at a gas station, with one of the men touting his new EV to the other. 

“Hey bro. Check out my new truck,” one of the men says in the ad. 

“Oh, is she good on gas?” the other says, before the first one replies, “Nah, it’s electric — gas is too expensive.” 

As the two men walk up to the EV truck, a generic Republican congressman is shown urinating on the truck, angering both workers. 

“I’m your Republican congressman. Big Oil gives me millions, so I’m killing electric cars,” the generic Republican says as he urinates on the truck. 

“Come on, man, I just got this truck!” the first worker says. 

“I won the last election. This truck is mine,” the congressman replies. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to shake this........

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