Democrats launched a new ad targeting Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) for supporting efforts to remove former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, as part of an election tactic to discourage Republican voters from backing their party’s candidate as Election Day approaches.

The 30-second TV ad. of the Voter Protection Project, a group that supports Democratic candidates, warns Republican voters in California’s 22nd District that Valadao, a five-term incumbent, “turned his back on President Trump and the entire MAGA movement.”

The ad, which ran last week, continues with a clip of the California Republican saying, “We don’t need President Trump.”

It concludes with a sinister voiceover that asks: “With a record like that, who needs David Valadao?”

Valadao’s announcement is part of a now-standard tactic used by Democrats to discourage far-right voters from supporting Republican candidates in crucial races that could affect the House and Senate.

democrats disbursed more than 53 million dollars to boost far-right Republican primary candidates in nine key states in 2022, despite protesting the threat such candidates would pose if they took office.

Valadoa currently faces a tough re-election battle in his blue-leaning district against two-time challenger Rudy Salas, a Democrat, who is making his second attempt to flip the seat.

The GOP incumbent trails his Democratic rival among likely voters by 2 points, 45% to 47%, with 8% undecided, polls show. made by The Hill.

Valadao is one of two House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to remain in office, along with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.).

Less than two weeks after the riots of January 6, 2023, Valadao said he voted in favor of impeachment because Trump “was, without a doubt, a driving force in the catastrophic events that took place on January 6.”

“(Trump’s) inciting rhetoric was un-American, hateful and absolutely an impeachable offense,” Valadao said on Twitter on January 13, 2021.