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Democrat Janelle Stelson, a newscaster seeking to beat GOP Rep. Scott Perry in a battleground House district in Pennsylvania, launched an ad today taking aim at Perry saying last year that Democrats “hate the military.”

Stelson’s ad features commentary from a disabled Iraq War veteran named Kevin P., who offers a direct-to-camera response to Perry’s comments

“I served our country for nine years and fought in Iraq,” Kevin says. “So I was outraged when Congressman Scott Perry said that all Democrats who wear the uniform hate the military and don’t support America.”

The six-figure ad then pans out to show Kevin’s prosthetic legs.

“Every veteran deserves our respect,” Stelson said.

Perry made the comments on a conservative radio program. They were later reported last year by The New York Times.

“That’s only a credential that they get when they want to run for office,” Perry, an Army veteran, said of Democratic leaders who’ve served in the military. “They join the military, they serve a little bit, they get…

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