In a spot from his 2012 U.S. Senate run, the current candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor and Harvard Law grad used a stars-and-stripes ax to chop metaphorical melons labeled "Federal Budget," "Unemployment," and "Obamacare," saying "But seriously, it's going to take more than an ax to fix the mess we have in Washington, D.C."
E.W. Jackson's Ax-Swinging 2012 Campaign Ad
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