Yes, this an actual campaign ad in which a candidate is lambasted for believing in the independently observed fact that is evolution.

It’s actually a little more complex, because it’s an ad for a Republican primary, and intelligence and fact count for very little in that world.

Additionally, it may be the Alabama Education Association, the state branch of the NEA union, that is running the ad.

The AEA has had a number of long running battles with the candidate, Bradley Byrne, most prominently over his attempts to ban community college employees from holding public office.

Whether or not it’s the AEA funding this, the point is that they (probably correctly) see a person who understands the scientific method and proof as being vulnerable if this is exposed to the Republican party base.

It’s probably true, and it’s very sad.