{
  "id": 12219040,
  "title": "Republicans criticize Steve Hilton for ‘creepy’ innuendo-filled campaign ad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/republicans-criticize-steve-hilton-for-creepy-innuendo-filled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:28:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/steve-hilton-campaign-ad-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hilton faces heavy backlash from within his own party for ‘Just Try It’ ad amid his longshot bid for California governor Steve Hilton , the Republican candidate for California governor, is receiving heavy criticism from members of his own party over a controversial, sexual innuendo-filled campaign ad that has been described as “creepy”. The video entitled “Just Try It, California” was released…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}