I just saw this Kentucky Booker for Senate ad. I got chills.

[davsand]

Hopefully the campaign will follow up with ads discussing what he'll do for KY, but this is a heck of an attention grabber. Wow!


Laura

Link to tweet

[CatWoman]

1. K; R

that was pretty good

[underpants]

2. Powerful

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Yeah, it sure makes a point. Just remains to see how the rest of...

his campaign shows more of what he's for.

[davsand]

5. They have my attention, but the campaign has to give some issues and plans to reach rural voters too

There's a lot wrong in KY (just like any state) and the campaign needs to give the rural voters some meat and potato issues. I'm encouraged, however, that they produced an ad of this quality.



Laura

[Red State Prisoner]

13. I would argue that it doesn't matter in this day and age.

I don't disagree with your comment, and I would like to hear more as well. However, this is what Republicans have done so successfully the last two decades (probably longer). They don't win on policy, they win on playing to the emotions and fear of the average voter. This ad isn't fear mongering, but it is definitely pushing buttons and creating an emotional response that I think the Democratic party has ignored for too long.

[spanone]

4. ...K&R...

[malaise]

6. Great ad

Rec

[gopiscrap]

7. wow

[ancianita]

8. It should impact young KY voters and blacks. I need to send Booker some money.

[brooklynite]

21. It won't because they won't see it...

This isn't a TV ad; it's a video to MAYBE generate some political buzz among people who are already politically engaged.

Instead of giving money to Booker, how about giving money to a Democratic candidate who's actually competitive?

[ancianita]

29. Ah. I see.

I've already donated to Beto, Demings, Warnock, Flowers, and Abrams. I figure if Beshear can get voted in as governor, there's got to be some competitive baseline there; in a 50-state strategy, turning red states blue has to start somewhere.

[brooklynite]

30. Beshear won because the Republican Governor was uniquely unpopular.

Go back and look at McConnell vs McGrath.

[ancianita]

31. He also won partly because his father was governor before him. KY has a growing Democratic base.

Though McGrath was beaten roundly, Rand Paul is not Mitch McConnell.

[brooklynite]

32. He doesn't have to be. He just has to be a conservative Republican.

Cook Political: SAFE R
Larry Sabato/UVA: SAFE R
Inside Elections: SAFE R

[Trust_Reality]

9. Well done. Direct to the point. Not boiler plate political gobble-de-gook.

I am impressed.

[Joinfortmill]

10. Your choice, Kentucky.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. Wow. Many more political ads need to be this direct.

[Auggie]

12. Outstanding ad

[LittleGirl]

14. Love it! Thanks for sharing! eom

[LastDemocratInSC]

15. That is really, really good.

[Grins]

16. And against Rand Paul...

...the son of a racist white supremacist pamphleteer and member of Congress, Ron Paul.

I have a pic of Ron Paul, arm-in-arm and all smiles with Don Black, the founder of Stormfront and national head of the KKK, along with his son, Derek Black.

Derek Black became "famous" when he went to college and came into the light: He found out all he believed was a lie and walked away from white supremacy.

He became more "famous" in 2019 when he said his racist family watched Tucker Carlson once, then again on replay, because they thought he made white supremacist talking points better than they did; and by "they", I mean "Stormfront."

[SergeStorms]

17. Oh, hell yes!

Great message. Time to send a donation.

[Control-Z]

18. Wow, is right! n/t

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Did you see Gary Chambers ad for the US Senate in Lousiana?

Impactive to say the least

[JudyM]

23. Whoa! These are POWerful!

This thread is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time. I’m so psyched for head-on challenges to the narrative.

Thanks for posting these up, JohnnyRingo.

[Polybius]

24. Any polls on him?

Hope he can make the runoff.

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Twitter reply:

Link to tweet

[JudyM]

22. Articles about this ad in the Post, Rolling Stone, etc. Way to work it!

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Maybe the key is to out-do them on the drama in order to get media attention. Since clearly superior ideas don’t seem to warrant coverage.

[KYBlue]

25. Me and my family are voting for this man.

We support Mr. Booker and feel he will bring the change Kentucky so desperately needs. Republicans have done nothing but destroy Kentucky and defame our state. I hope and pray that Mr. Booker wins and shows what Kentuckians can do to better ourselves and our nation.

[Corgigal]

27. We are too.

Wanted him the last time too. Hubby met him at a BQ a bit ago.

He’s a fighter, and I’ll take that right now.

[Trueblue Texan]

26. I also literally got chills.nt

[SunSeeker]

28. K & R & Retweeted!