A new ad by a GOP Senate candidate shows a mountain crushing the U.S. Capitol building.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the top GOP challenger to Sen. Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) ManchinTrump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House Names to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE (D-W.Va.), said in the ad he would "blow up" Washington and challenge the liberal elite if elected.

"Let's take on Washington with our West Virginia conservative values. Let's not just change Washington. Let's blow it up and reinvent it," Morrisey said, as a West Virginia mountain rose from the ground and dropped on the Capitol.

I'm running for U.S. Senate not to just change Washington, but to blow it up and reinvent it.



Washington is fundamentally broken. We can fix that with a West Virginia conservative fighter! #wvsen pic.twitter.com/hogbOoYnms — AG Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) April 4, 2018

"That's better," Morrisey said. "We'll take on Washington liberals."

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Critics, however, were quick to point out that despite Morrisey's apparent anti-establishment sentiment, his wife has been a lobbyist in Washington for more than 20 years.

"I hope his wife, a partner at a DC lobbying firm, is ok!" joked Adam Smith David (Adam) Adam SmithWhen 'Buy American' and common sense collide Overnight Defense: Marine Corps brushes off criticism of Marines' appearance in GOP convention video | US troops injured in collision with Russian vehicle in Syria | Dems ask for probe of Vindman retaliation allegations Democrats press Pentagon watchdog to probe allegations of retaliation against Vindman brothers MORE, the communications director for Every Voice, a liberal advocacy group pushing campaign finance and health-care reforms.

I hope his wife, a partner at a DC lobbying firm, is ok! https://t.co/Lto6YKJkOi https://t.co/skSLUoICey — Adam Smith (@asmith83) April 5, 2018

Denise Henry Morrisey, a partner at Capitol Counsel LLC, has "represented corporate and non-profit clients from across the health care spectrum on issues arising in virtually every major piece of health care legislation considered by Congress," according to the firm's website.

Republicans hope to flip Manchin's seat to bolster their narrow 51-49 majority in the upper chamber. A RealClearPolitics polling average shows Manchin with a double-digit lead, but calls the state a "toss-up."

President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE won by over 40 points in West Virginia.