In advance of the April 19 primary vote in New York state, Bernie Sanders has debuted an ad that juxtaposes his history of civil rights activism with footage of Eric Garner being choked to death by a police officer.
The ad, called “Erica,” opens with footage of Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner. She’s at home with her own daughter, Alyssa: “This is everything that I have, my family,” she says. We then see the footage of Eric Garner being cuffed and choked by Staten Island police officer Daniel Pantaleo as she says, “I got to see my dad die on national TV.”
