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Posted: 2017-01-18T18:05:21Z | Updated: 2017-01-18T18:07:46Z

WASHINGTON In progressives fight against Steven Mnuchin , President-elect Donald Trump s pick for treasury secretary, theyre taking a page out of the playbook Democrats successfully used to defeat GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012.

A trio of progressive advocacy groups Allied Progress, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Demand Progress released a new ad on Wednesday urging voters to tell their senators to oppose Mnuchin because of his ties to the California bank OneWest , which he ran from 2009 to 2015.

OneWest, previously known as IndyMac, profited from an array of unethical practices at the height of the financial crisis, including reportedly evicting a 90-year-old woman over 27 cents. Regulators say the bank also gave predatory loans to the elderly while Mnuchin was at its helm.

The 30-second spot, which will air this week in Arizona, Nevada, Iowa and Washington D.C., features an emotional appeal from Lisa Fraser, who says OneWest foreclosed on her home as her husband, John, was dying.

John spent his last days terrified Id be homeless, Fraser says. And then they kicked me out right after the funeral.

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