Progress Action Fund, a leftist political action committee backed by LinkedIn co-founder and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman, joined the Democratic group Defend the Vote in pushing another attack ad in swing states last week. While the ad seeks to vilify Republican lawmakers, it ostensibly does a better job of undermining Democrats, insinuating that theirs is the party for porn-addicted onanists.

The PAF's 30-second ad, titled "Republicans Rubbing You The Wrong Way," shows a man pleasuring himself while unblinkingly watching pornography on his phone. A character wearing a suit and red tie, identified as a Republican congressman, interrupts the solitary engagement and notifies the masturbator, "Now that we're in charge, we're banning porn nationwide."

"You can't tell me what to do!" says the masturbator. "Get out of my bedroom, you creep!"

"I won the last election, so it's my decision. I'm just going to watch and make sure you don't finish illegally," the Republican character adds, referring to self-gratification.

The PAF indicated that the ad is part of a $2.5 million ad buy and will run on TVs, streaming services, and online platforms in all seven swing states. The PAC notes on its site that it is running ads "in states Vice President Harris must win that also have competitive House & Senate races."

The Hill reported that the ad is targeted toward young men who are abandoning the Democratic Party in droves and increasingly signaling support for President Donald Trump. The apparent hope is that it would reinforce the efforts of the Harris campaign, which is presently trying to drum up support among the disenchanted demographic with ads on sports-betting platforms and on gaming sites, as well as with the promise of nationally legalized marijuana.

'"Incels for Kamala" isn't a campaign strategy I saw coming.'

Nick Knudsen, executive director of the Democrat-aligned activist outfit DemCast USA, noted on X, "Just found out this ad when tested moves under-30-men 3.5 points away from Donald Trump. That's MASSIVE! Please share widely."

Knudsen noted further, "They're running it with a massive ad buy in PA."

Joe Jacobson, founder of PAF, said in a statement, "As a 30-year-old guy myself, the GOP's insistence on legislating our personal lives and decisions is disturbing and unacceptable. That is why we're working to ensure everyone knows that the G.O.P really stands for 'Grand Old Perverts.'"

The threat of a nationwide porn ban contained within Jacobson's ad is pure fantasy, reliant upon a politically expedient distortion of Republican child-protection initiatives across the country.

Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia are among the states that have passed laws requiring that porn websites verify users' ages in an effort to protect children from pornography — especially from the violent varieties on foreign-based sites such as Pornhub, whose parent company was recently accused of profiting from child sex abuse and admitted last year to receiving proceeds from sex trafficking.

Lawmakers have argued that it's in the interest of public health to implement such protections for American children.

A 2023 Israeli study published in the scientific journal Body Image indicated a link between pornography consumption and negative body image as well as with increased severity of eating disorder symptoms.

A February 2022 study published in the journal Psychological Medicine found that porn is "associated with the erosion of the quality of men's sex lives" and "associated with lower levels of sexual self-competence, impaired sexual functioning, and decreased partner-reported sexual satisfaction," as Blaze News previously reported.

The Australian government found that pornography consumption by young people has served to "normalise sexual violence and contribute to unrealistic understandings of sex and sexuality."

A 2014 study indicated that watching porn actually could shrink a part of the brain linked to pleasure.

Pornhub, not Republican lawmakers, decided to block access to its content in various states rather than protect children from these devastating consequences. PAF appears keen to gloss over the difference in hopes of helping Democrats in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Conservative commentator Todd Starnes tweeted, "Democrats are running ads in swing states promoting pornography. Their closing argument to voters is that Kamala Harris and Democrats are pro-abortion, pro-porn and Trump is Hitler."

One user noted, "'Incels for Kamala!' isn't a campaign strategy I saw coming, but I guess nothing surprises me anymore."

Libby Emmons, the Post Millennial's editor in chief, noted, "Young men deserve more."

All-American swim star Riley Gaines tweeted, "Do you need more proof these people are sick and deranged?"

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