As the race for Los Angeles mayor enters its final weeks, Rick Caruso released a new ad reviving a speech his opponent, Rep. Karen Bass, made at a Church of Scientology event more than a decade ago.
The 60-second ad, titled "Church of Karen," splices Bass' 2010 speech at the opening of the Church of Scientology's headquarters in Los Angeles with newspaper headlines alleging wrongdoing on the part of the church over the course of decades.
"The Church of Scientology I know has made a difference," Bass said. "Because your creed is a universal creed." The new ad, described by a Caruso campaign representative as "hard-hitting," re-introduces criticism that first surfaced in 2020, when Bass was being considered by then-presidential candidate Joe Biden as a potential vice presidential nominee.
by double-digits in the most recent poll conducted in August by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.Caruso has kept relatively quiet with ads after blitzing the airwaves ahead of the June primary, but the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that he is expected to spend more than $20 million on TV ads through the end of the campaign. Caruso's campaign has spent more than $40 million so far.
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