New Ad Slams Aaron Ford’s 420 Days of Absence During Stanley Cup Finals

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is facing a fresh round of scrutiny after a pro-Lombardo group launched a new television ad accusing him of spending hundreds of days away from the office while preparing a campaign for governor.

The ad, released by Better Nevada PAC, is set to make its broadcast debut during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, one of the largest television audiences Nevada voters will see this year.

The central message is simple: if most Nevadans skipped work for 420 days, they would be fired, not promoted.

The advertisement features Nevada workers reacting to Ford’s reported absences with blunt criticism.

“Aaron Ford missed 420 days of work, and he wants a promotion? No way,” one Nevadan says.

Another is more direct.

“420 days off, that’s bullsh*t.”

Throughout the ad, workers repeatedly compare Ford’s attendance record to what would happen in their own jobs.

“If he worked for my boss, he’d be fired.”

“You think I can disappear for 420 days and still have a job? Hell no.”

“I show up every single day, Ford doesn’t.”

The ad concludes with perhaps its most damaging line:

“If he’s not present now, he’s not going to be present as governor.”

The spot represents one of the most aggressive attacks yet against Ford as Republicans seek to define the Democrat before the governor’s race fully takes shape.

Better Nevada PAC spokesman John Burke argued the issue goes beyond attendance records.

“Any Nevadan who didn’t show up to work for 420 days would expect to be fired from their job, but Aaron Ford wants a promotion,” Burke said. “Aaron Ford decided to blow off the job he was elected to do so he could go on fancy vacations and further his personal political ambitions. Working Nevadans know Ford hasn’t shown up for them as attorney general, and he could never be trusted to show up as governor.”

The timing is no accident.

The ad’s launch during the Stanley Cup Final guarantees exposure to a massive audience, particularly in Southern Nevada where sports broadcasts often draw politically valuable viewers who may not closely follow day-to-day political coverage.

Republicans have increasingly focused on Ford’s attendance record as they attempt to frame him as an ambitious politician more interested in climbing the political ladder than doing the job voters elected him to perform.

The attack also taps into a broader theme that has proven effective in Nevada politics: accountability.

At a time when voters continue to express frustration with politicians, government institutions, and public officials they believe are disconnected from everyday concerns, Republicans believe a message centered around showing up to work resonates with working-class voters.

The ad is likely to intensify scrutiny of Ford’s record as Attorney General and force Democrats to respond to questions about how much time he spent away from official duties while positioning himself for a statewide campaign.

It also signals that outside groups supporting Governor Joe Lombardo intend to go on offense early.

With Lombardo remaining one of the most popular Republican governors in the country and Nevada emerging as one of the nation’s premier battleground states, Republicans are showing little interest in waiting until next year to begin defining Ford.

Instead, they are putting him on television during one of the biggest sporting events of the year and asking a question they hope voters continue asking themselves:

If most Nevadans would lose their job for missing 420 days of work, why should Aaron Ford get a promotion?

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