Democratic super PAC drops ad targeting GOP on Obamacare ahead of New York special election

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Source: The Hill

01/11/24 6:00 AM ET


A Democratic super PAC is dropping a new ad targeting Republicans over Obamacare ahead of a special election in New York to replace former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). Progress Action Fund is rolling out the ad, first shared with The Hill, called “Republicans in Your Hospital,” which depicts a patient who needs lifesaving surgery but is denied the medical procedure because Republicans apparently repealed Obamacare.

“Doctor, he’s flat-lining,” a medical professional says in the 30-second spot, before a doctor says, “We need to get him into surgery.” A Republican congressman tells the doctor “sorry, you can’t do that,” saying, “Now that we’re in charge, we repealed Obamacare, and we’re not paying for this surgery.”

After the doctor pleads with the Republican congressman, telling him that her patient is dying and demands he leave the hospital, the Republican congressman says, “I won the last election, I’m not going anywhere.” “Besides, if he wanted health care, he should have been rich like me,” the GOP lawmaker adds.

The ad is a part of a $250,000 buy ahead of New York’s special election in the Third Congressional District. It’s set to air on connected TVs, streaming services and online platforms, along with their previous ads — “Republicans in Your Bedroom” and “Republicans Watching Your Daughter” — that are also a part of the buy.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4401808-super-pac-ad-obamacare-new-york-special-election/

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1. Kudos to The Hill for gratuitous ambiguity - "drops ad"

Seems they meant 'new' but it could also mean 'pulls'

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2. Millennial slang

E.g., like "Beyonce drops a new single on YouTube that is getting a lot of buzz".

No one else seems to be reporting this (at least yet).

[bucolic_frolic]

4. 'Millennial slang' - oh. Ageism to me. ;-( /nt

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5. To most of DU

including me (but then many of us have kids/nieces/nephews in that younger age group so hear the term a lot ).

[Polybius]

13. And Xer slang brought back the word "till"

We don't say "until" anymore.

[William Seger]

7. Yes, but it shouldn't be used by anyone when it's ambiguous like this

Back in my day, we were taught that we should write as clearly as possible.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Sound like our parents don't we

[ShazzieB]

10. "You kids get off my lawn!" 😉

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15. ...

[ificandream]

11. That was an absolute requirement in my newspaper days. An editor should not have approved this.

What's obvious is whoever did was young and not very thoughtful.

[Polybius]

14. I dunno, times changed in the past too

I remember in the early to mid-90's newspapers shortening President to "Prez" and The Greatest Generation having a stroke over it. We Xers loved it though.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Exactly. I had to read headline 3 times to understand it meant 'airs' ad.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. It's just like when the term "woke" was first mentioned on DU

and DUers went absolutely apeshit ballistic about the slang meaning - despite many of us tail-end boomers trying to describe what the millennials used the term for. Took a LONG LONG time to get that straightened out.

[Rocknation]

17. You "drop" music or music videos, not advertising

I expected to read that they'd abruptly changed their minds about running it.

P.S. I also get annoyed reading about people "leaking" photos of themselves taken with their knowledge and consent onto their own media platforms. It's when people publish them WITHOUT permission on OTHER media platforms that they're "leaked."


Rocknation

[ificandream]

9. Poorty written story and headline

Drops ad? Don't you mean debuts ad? That said, glad Dems are doing this.

[Rebl2]

12. What?

Poorty? What’s that. I know what drops ad means and I am well into my sixties!

[JoseBalow]

16. *sigh*