REPORT: “Constituent” in ad lying about Rep. Bresnahan is a Dem activist.
A new bombshell report reveals that Krysten, the “constituent” starring in an ad lying about Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s vote to protect Medicaid, is an elected Democrat and a party activist.
Krysten fails to mention in the ad that she was elected to a local seat on the governing body for the PA Dem party, was a staunch supporter of Bresnahan’s Democrat opponent last fall, and earlier this year, she even headlined a Democrat rally with radical Nancy Pelosi.
“This pathetic and deceitful ad puts on full display that Democrats have nothing but lies. They’re lying about Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s vote to protect Medicaid, and they’re using a Democrat Party activist to do it.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Constituent’ In Attack Ad Torching GOP Is Actually A Dem Activist
Daily Caller
Adam Pack
June 20, 2025
The woman at the center of an ad campaign targeting a vulnerable House Republican is a left-wing activist who publicly supported his former Democratic opponent, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Unrig Our Economy, a left-wing advocacy group, launched a $1 million ad buy on July 8 against Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan following his vote in favor of President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. The 30-second ad depicts a Bresnahan constituent hammering the freshman lawmaker for “gutting” Medicaid but does not disclose that she is a registered Democrat with a social media and public activism trail of supporting Democratic politicians.
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Krysten Xanthis, the Bresnahan “constituent” seen in the ad is a registered Democrat, according to a DCNF review of Xanthis’ voter registration status. She was elected to a local seat on the governing body for the Pennsylvania Democratic party in 2022 and publicly supported Bresnahan’s predecessor, former Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright.
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Unrig Our Economy is fiscally sponsored by the dark money behemoth, the Sixteen Thirty (1630) Fund. The left-wing nonprofit serves as a clearinghouse for Democratic megadonors and a web of difficult-to-trace groups to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations advocating for liberal causes.
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House Republicans, including Bresnahan, have consistently rejected Democrats’ claims about alleged Medicaid cuts, arguing GOP lawmakers just slowed the rate of federal Medicaid spending while strengthening benefits for those in need.
Republicans also point to polling that suggests key reforms, including new work requirements on able-bodied adults and restrictions curtailing illegal immigrants’ access to Medicaid are popular with the average voter.
“Anyone who Medicaid was designed to serve will continue to receive those benefits,” Bresnahan told the Pennsylvania-based Times Leader following the bill’s passage. “If you can work, you should. And the requirement is 20 hours a week, and it can be fulfilled through school, volunteering, caregiving, apprenticeship programs, and traditional work.”
“It [Republicans’ Medicaid reforms] focuses support on the truly vulnerable, while making the system fair,” Bresnahan continued.
Republican strategists are also scrutinizing Americans like Xanthis who Democrats and affiliated left-wing advocacy groups appoint to deliver their attack lines.
“Democrats are lying about Rep. Rob Bresnahan and his vote to protect Medicaid, and they’re lying about their messenger,” NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole told the DCNF. “This is fearmongering for political gain, and it’s a new low – even for Democrats.”
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