A new ad campaign and website are trying to get the word out that anyone can be a Republican.  But part of that hashtag campaign has backfired, after an ad maker used stock images to put a face to the party.

Doing a search online, The Daily Banter, a liberal political website found the same photo was used on multiple advertisements, including one saying the woman was a fashion designer and one for discount glasses.

Meanwhile, it is not just the photo backlash plaguing the campaign, some people are turning  #IAmARepublican into a battle of words in the Twitterverse.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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