OTTAWA — Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck made a memorable pitch to voters in a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;baseball-themed ad&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://x.com/CarlaBeckSK/status/1830609097202479411&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://x.com/CarlaBeckSK/status/1830609097202479411">baseball-themed ad</a> over Labour Day long weekend.

The ad shows a ballcap and baseball jersey clad Beck in a batting cage, interspersing attack lines with footage of her swinging at baseballs being fired from a pitching machine.

“When a batter loses their edge, they need so step away from the plate; same with politicians,” says Beck in an unsubtle dig at the Saskatchewan Party’s near 17 years in power.

The ad shows Beck in a batting cage, interspersing attack lines with footage of her swinging at baseballs fired from a pitching machine.{ai:summary}<p>Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck targeted voters in a baseball-themed ad during Labour Day. She used imagery of hitting baseballs to draw a parallel between politicians losing their edge and the need for renewal in leadership after nearly 17 years of Saskatchewan Party rule.  </p><p>#politics</p>

Saskatchewan NDP leader looks to tap into prairie populism with baseball-themed long weekend ad

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