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OUCH! *THIS* is the way to beat Trump's candidates. VERY effective. (Original Post) BigBearJohn Oct 2021 OP
Good one. HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #1
It's because Democrats are timid, terrified actually, of playing the "class warfare" card. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #8
Are they really terrified of it? I doubt it. Also this ad is more about hypocrisy than class warfare LymphocyteLover Oct 2021 #27
Maybe. But maybe not. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #30
Democrats are afraid offending someone. SergeStorms Oct 2021 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #38
WOW, SNAP! lark Oct 2021 #2
Soooo. DAngelo136 Oct 2021 #3
Ads based on truth and pointing at open hypocrisy are very effective. Big brush there. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #10
Actually negative ads always worked Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #17
Negative ads can be attack or contrast ads. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2021 #18
That's what empirical research shows. Check it out. Nt spooky3 Oct 2021 #21
Everything Trump did was outrageously negative and obscene IronLionZion Oct 2021 #23
Yes, they do. Duppers Oct 2021 #29
I'm usually not a fan of negative ads Skittles Oct 2021 #36
Excellent ad. Need many more like them. Raven123 Oct 2021 #4
Anti-vaxxers, anti-masks republican politicians across the country . . . Lovie777 Oct 2021 #5
Excellent niyad Oct 2021 #6
Burn! Cracklin Charlie Oct 2021 #7
"Glenn Youngkin cares about HIS kids, But NOT Yours!! #Virginia riversedge Oct 2021 #9
The statement encapsulates the entire GOP political position on COVID. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #12
Good. Anything that smacks a republi-CON around is a good thing. calimary Oct 2021 #11
Another great ad. Snackshack Oct 2021 #13
Good start !!! uponit7771 Oct 2021 #14
THAT's how to sink them. Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #15
Interesting Rebl2 Oct 2021 #16
Bremerton, Washington, June 10, 1948 Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #39
"There's a reason he's Donald Trump's candidate" best line ever Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #20
Great ad!! BComplex Oct 2021 #22
1+ keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #24
The hypocracy and disdain for "the little people" could not be anymore graphic. Hell of an ad! KPN Oct 2021 #25
Say all you want about the Lincoln Project but . . . peggysue2 Oct 2021 #26
BAM! Roc2020 Oct 2021 #28
Nice ad, but we have no idea if it's really going to work.... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #31
That's what you gotta do, get down to specifics and pin them down, no mercy, no wiggle room bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #32
They need to be careful TimeToGo Oct 2021 #33
It's a good ad. But it may result in Youngkin pressuring private schools ... Whiskeytide Oct 2021 #34
Taking a hypocritical page from Ted Cruz's playbook... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #37
Tar Him With The Trump Label COL Mustard Oct 2021 #40
As a Virginian, I really appreciate this - its needed empedocles Oct 2021 #41
As a Virginian, I really appreciate this - its needed empedocles Oct 2021 #42

HUAJIAO

(2,362 posts)
1. Good one.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 09:22 AM
Oct 2021

Why is it REPUBLICANS can create great ads and Democrats can't??

Hell, hire whomever does the Toyota ads, or Mc Donald's, or , or, or.. almost ANYBODY fresh out of school !!!

jaxexpat

(6,703 posts)
8. It's because Democrats are timid, terrified actually, of playing the "class warfare" card.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 10:15 AM
Oct 2021

Afraid of an imperfectly polished halo media boomerang coming back their way in the form of disenchanted independent voters (their REAL base) staying away from the polls. The republicans aren't afraid about anything they do or say coming back and turning off their base because that base is comprised of vote-addicted idiots and other crazy people with a strong personal dependence on watching and cheering as our society disintegrates.

jaxexpat

(6,703 posts)
30. Maybe. But maybe not.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 02:50 PM
Oct 2021

Which gets your attention more? Which impression drives your ire hardest and accelerates your heartrate the most?

1. The hypocrisy of his position on mask mandates for your kids vs his kids? devious minded and untrustworthy
2. The fact that he has the spare change to put his kids in exclusive $$$$ schools that have mask mandates? entitled
3. The fact that he seems so above the fray when it comes to the issues which people are the most confused about, important issues of masks, and health mandates, so blithely uncaring about the contradiction of his positions. too removed from the people to care

You may not have any of those impressions but I'm betting many do and that's what drives the ad home.

Ask Hillary or Al if they wished that independent voters had been courted more effectively. Ask Obama if he intentionally made certain to never ruffle sensitive undecided feathers in his campaigns.

SergeStorms

(18,898 posts)
35. Democrats are afraid offending someone.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:25 PM
Oct 2021

We're the "Big Tent" party, but we're politically correct to a fault. If one person is offended by something we say, we wring our hands, clutch our pearls, and re-word everything until no one could possibly be offended.

I'm not implying that's always a bad thing. Hurting people unnecessarily is something republicans do. We are better than that, but sometimes we take it too far.

Life is harsh, and everyone is subject to the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune", to quote William Shakespeare. Democrats should be aware of not offending and alienating people needlessly, but "shit happens", to quote no one in particular.

It's time to take the gloves off. Some people will be offended, it's inevitable. But in order to reach people on a visceral level - which is where republicans shine with their ads - we're going to have to step on a few feet. Appealing to the intelligence of the American people is, and I hate to say this, a losing proposition.

Response to SergeStorms (Reply #35)

lark

(23,003 posts)
2. WOW, SNAP!
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 09:23 AM
Oct 2021

That sure left a big stinging slap mark on his cheek, it's got to still be glowing red. This is so excellent & can be used only against any and all Repug candidates with only very minor changes. They all send their kids to private schools that have mask mandates. One thing you can always successfully tackle repugs on, their total unflagging 100% hypocrisy and this does it well!

Farmer-Rick

(10,072 posts)
17. Actually negative ads always worked
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 11:14 AM
Oct 2021

It's just that they also depress voter turnout.

Everytime a negative ad runs, someone decides that it is so below the belt that they are not going to vote for such awfulness. But it still moves voters.

Except that now, the crazy conservatives have so rigged our voting system, gerrymandering, ID laws and intimidation, that the slight depression caused by negative ads doesn't really have much of an impact anymore. Those who are turned off by negative ads weren't going to vote anyway. Besides, voters are now more or less use to negative ads thanks to the constant use of them by the GOP

The GOP has branded itself as the party of negative, cruel, intolerant and bigoted voters. So, their negative ads actually draw out their hate filled voters, their target market.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
18. Negative ads can be attack or contrast ads.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 11:22 AM
Oct 2021

To me, this one straddles the line of both. In any case, it doesn't quite rise to the level of mudslinging since it is using established fact rather than an unjust accusation.

And yes, they work.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
36. I'm usually not a fan of negative ads
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:10 PM
Oct 2021

but I will make an exception for a hypocrite who works squarely against what is in the interest of PUBLIC HEALTH

riversedge

(69,724 posts)
9. "Glenn Youngkin cares about HIS kids, But NOT Yours!! #Virginia
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 10:36 AM
Oct 2021


"Glenn Youngkin cares about HIS kids, But NOT Yours!!

#Virginia

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Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
12. The statement encapsulates the entire GOP political position on COVID.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 10:40 AM
Oct 2021

We in the GOP political cult want to keep our kids alive and healthy, we don’t care about yours.

Snackshack

(2,540 posts)
13. Another great ad.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 10:41 AM
Oct 2021

This is an excellent add. It is concise and razor sharp in its depiction of GOP hypocrisy…made by former members of the GOP.

Kid Berwyn

(14,651 posts)
15. THAT's how to sink them.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 10:59 AM
Oct 2021

Tell the truth.

During a speech by President Harry S Truman, a supporter yelled out, "Give 'em Hell, Harry!"

Truman replied, "I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them, and they think it's Hell."

Subsequently, "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" became a lifetime slogan for Truman supporters.

Source: Google

Response to Kid Berwyn (Reply #15)

KPN

(15,587 posts)
25. The hypocracy and disdain for "the little people" could not be anymore graphic. Hell of an ad!
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 12:14 PM
Oct 2021

I hope we see a lot more like this from anti-Trumpian campaigns across the country in the next 3 years. We need to bury these assholes and send them crawling back into their holes.

peggysue2

(10,811 posts)
26. Say all you want about the Lincoln Project but . . .
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 12:33 PM
Oct 2021

No one can deny these people know how to make effective, ass-whooping ads. Of course, they have an advantage: they know Republicans and their weaknesses inside out. They're also not afraid of going for the jugular. These former Republicans bring a bazooka to a knife fight.

Glad the fire power isn't aimed at us.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
31. Nice ad, but we have no idea if it's really going to work....
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 02:59 PM
Oct 2021

In 2020, IIRC TLR ads weren't all that when the final counts were in.

TimeToGo

(1,366 posts)
33. They need to be careful
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 03:42 PM
Oct 2021

About saying his name over and over again. Many people don’t listen closely, but they will hear the name repeated.

It’s a great ad, though.

Whiskeytide

(4,459 posts)
34. It's a good ad. But it may result in Youngkin pressuring private schools ...
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:14 PM
Oct 2021

... to ditch mask requirements. It's how they think.

COL Mustard

(5,783 posts)
40. Tar Him With The Trump Label
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 07:49 AM
Oct 2021

I haven't spelled out TFG's name in almost a year. It nearly broke my keyboard!

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