'A fraud and a coward': Josh Hawley demolished by Missouri Democrat in brutal Senate campaign ad

Democratic United States Senate candidate Lucas Kunce released a brutal campaign ad against incumbent Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Friday morning to remind voters in Missouri that Hawley sprinted out of the besieged Capitol on January 6th, 2021, after he objected to President Joe Biden's landslide Electoral College victory over then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Kunce is hoping to unseat Hawley in the 2023 contest.

As The Guardian pointed out on Friday afternoon, Kunce's two-minute-plus spot quickly went viral. And it is easy to see why. In it, Kunce kneecaps Hawley as a "fraud and a coward" who chooses to "run away" from his duties.

"My name is Lucas Kunce. I've done a lot of running in my life – running to stay healthy, running to fight for my country, running to defend democracy. Oh, and by the way, that guy you're looking at? That's not me. That's our current US Senator, Josh Hawley. This guy, or maybe you'd better recognize him running for his life a few hours later. I swear, this coward's always running from something. And now this is the guy who's writing a book, telling every single one of us how to be a man," Kunce says in reference to Hawley's Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs, which is slated to hit the shelves in May.

READ MORE: 'Only legitimate gender in his world is men': Hawley blasted for bizarre claim about 'transgender propaganda'

"Now. This is me, Lucas Kunce, running for Senate. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, but I did have the support of my community, which made me who I am today. When things get tough, Missourians deserve a US Senator who will stand up for them, not run away. That's why I'm running to replace Josh Hawley, because we couldn't be more different," Kunce continues.

"When his banker daddy sent Joshua to a fancy prep school miles from his hometown, my family in Jeff City was relying on our neighbors to survive bankruptcy and medical bills. When he graduated from law school, he joined one of the world's most elite corporate law firms. I joined the Marine Corps to pay back the community that took care of me. When he was climbing the ladder to become another corrupt politician, I was serving my country and working to put an end to overseas wars. When giant corporations were stripping Missouri for parts, he attacked workers and shipped our jobs away while I fought to take power back for American workers and small businesses. And when he voted against relief for vets like me who were exposed to toxic burn pits, I stood up alongside thousands of veterans to hold him accountable," Kunce adds.

"I'm Lucas Kunce, and I approve this message because Josh Hawley is a fraud and a coward. And by the time I'm done with him, the whole world's going to know it," Kunce concludes. "But keep on running, Josh. Keep on running."

Watch below or at this link.

READ MORE: Why J.D. Vance and Blake Masters are crucial to Josh Hawley’s 2023 strategy: report