How a Democratic House candidate’s Apple Watch just backfired on her campaign

Published April 17, 2018 5:40pm ET



Hiral Tipirneni dresses in scrubs, wraps a stethoscope around her neck, and looks seriously at medical charts in her latest campaign ad. It looks less like political messaging and more like something out of “ER,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” or any number of the glamorized medical soaps that dominate prime time.

But there is a glaring flaw in Tipirneni’s ensemble: She is wearing an Apple Watch.

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