Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s Vice Presidential pick, just dropped a campaign ad that’s bound to get people talking. Titled “The Big Cheat,” the ad pulls no punches in its exposé on what she calls a “decades-long deception” that has corrupted the American political system. From her perspective, the ad doesn’t just challenge the current system—it accuses the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and its allies of betraying American democracy in broad daylight.
The ad begins with a look back at the Democratic Party’s peak during the Obama era, with Clinton positioned to follow his legacy. But Shanahan’s campaign takes a hard line, alleging that the DNC orchestrated what amounts to an “internal coup” to stifle Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. According to Shanahan, Sanders’s campaign was starved of resources while Clinton’s campaign, flush with cash after covering the DNC’s debt, had near-total control over Democratic operations.
The ad claims this is only the beginning of what Shanahan calls “the big cheat.” The accusation? That this manipulation didn’t stop with 2016 but instead grew to include social media giants, government agencies, and insiders allegedly working overtime to control the 2020 and 2024 election narratives. The ad highlights the intense censorship around Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign, which it claims is a systematic effort by the DNC to silence dissent under the banner of “democracy.”
Shanahan’s ad goes on to argue that Americans’ right to free speech is at an all-time low, with the Biden administration allegedly weaponizing government agencies to silence critics. She spotlights how dissenters, whether outspoken citizens or political candidates, have been labeled “potential domestic terrorists” simply for questioning the establishment narrative.
Shanahan’s ad makes an unapologetic case against the DNC and the broader establishment’s grip on the electoral process. The message? That American democracy is now rigged, not by foreign adversaries, but by a domestic political machine that has hijacked the public’s voice. Shanahan’s charge that RFK Jr. was kept off ballots in certain states only adds fuel to this fire, painting the DNC’s actions as an affront to the very foundation of free elections.
If Shanahan’s ad is any indication, her and RFK Jr.’s campaign is about more than winning votes—it’s a warning cry to those who feel that their voices have been trampled in the rush for political power. Whether they’ll actually make a dent in the system they’re fighting against remains to be seen, but “The Big Cheat” isn’t shy about its message: the political elite may talk about protecting democracy, but it’s long past time to ask who they’re protecting it from.
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