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George II

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5. They also branched out to some Senate races during the original campaign season, and have put out...

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 03:45 PM

Dec 2020

....ads for the two runoff races. A couple are against the republican, a couple are in favor of the Democrat, which I liked seeing.

I don't remember the skit video - I'll have to look that one up.

PS - part 2 of the interview might be up on that site within days.

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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson On The Ads That Actually Worked [View all] George II Dec 2020 OP

yesszir! Nimble_Idea Dec 2020 #1

K&R, uponit7771 Dec 2020 #2

Very interesting GusBob Dec 2020 #3

They also branched out to some Senate races during the original campaign season, and have put out... George II Dec 2020 #5

Its called GusBob Dec 2020 #7

Is there a link to here this particular ad... 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #11

The Covita one was so powerfully moonscape Dec 2020 #18

Here is where they are all located LiberalArkie Dec 2020 #30

I'll take it soothsayer Dec 2020 #4

Great article! I hope, if you see the second part, that you'll post that too. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2020 #6

Thank you Rick Wilson and The Lincoln Project AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #8

+1 NCjack Dec 2020 #21

I think they are a big reason Trump lost William Seger Dec 2020 #28

Yep AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #31

I think we have done a poor job of both showing them our appreciation Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2020 #33

What is so gracious of TLP is that they have no made any demands of Joe Biden AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #34

+100 Duppers Dec 2020 #51

+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #56

+1 n/t ChazII Dec 2020 #46

Why can't Democrats be as effective? LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #9

Your "they would say..." point is well taken. Some Democrats are already complaining.... George II Dec 2020 #14

Thanks but thats two different topics LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #26

What I was thinking that we Democrats (not me so much) seem to find something wrong.... George II Dec 2020 #42

Yeah, the big tent means there are a lot of disparaging opinions. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #52

We won the presidency. Okay. Hortensis Dec 2020 #36

Because we eat our own. joshcryer Dec 2020 #37

I wouldn't call it a PC thing. Democrats need to stop being nice. backscatter712 Dec 2020 #62

I think we never posture as a dominant ideology party bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #10

I hope the DNC is paying very close attention Warpy Dec 2020 #12

"Very specific metrics" -- & that is exactly what he said he would do, target narrowly to win Hekate Dec 2020 #13

For example, TLP said they ran heavily in the Pennsylvania T, My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #17

They targeted DC narrowly just to piss Trump off William Seger Dec 2020 #24

"The No. 1 thing was blocking." My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #15

+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #57

Very effective!!! IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #65

I swear, this interview should be required reading for every Democratic activist worth their salt Hekate Dec 2020 #16

"So, Democrats would not have thought--they just wouldn't! My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #19

"Lotta flags" heehee Hekate Dec 2020 #22

I may be wrong... SkyDaddy7 Dec 2020 #20

I have seen several on local TV.. LiberalArkie Dec 2020 #27

Well, Good then... SkyDaddy7 Dec 2020 #38

Priorities USA study found these ads did not work melman Dec 2020 #23

Sam Stein is a Bernie worshiper and has no evidence to prove that AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #29

EXACTLY!! SkyDaddy7 Dec 2020 #40

I supported Bernie and I love TLP. scipan Dec 2020 #44

Read the article. LP ran different ads in the swing states from spooky3 Dec 2020 #32

"The No. 1 thing was blocking." My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #35

It's not analysis at all... merely another editorial predicated on incomplete data. LanternWaste Dec 2020 #43

I'm sure you have some proof the ads worked melman Dec 2020 #45

Thank you. I passed this along. Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #25

Very interesting BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #39

The Lincoln Project ads were very effective Gothmog Dec 2020 #41

Why believe Sara Palin's fan-boy when instead we could be thanking... JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #47

We could. Thanks Kamala Harris!!!!! George II Dec 2020 #48

The OP is about one of the worst repubs... JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #49

I can do more than one thing at a time. George II Dec 2020 #58

Ok. JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #59

Excellent article, I look forward to Part Deux. OnDoutside Dec 2020 #50

TY! how could they not work? TLP Cha Dec 2020 #53

KICK! Cha Dec 2020 #54

Democrats keep getting criticized for not being effective at messaging. betsuni Dec 2020 #55

Well, if the LP ads weren't successful melman Dec 2020 #60

According to Ad Age, TLP comes in fourth place as Marketers of the Year. betsuni Dec 2020 #61

Yep. The OP said it right - the LP did what they set out to do. backscatter712 Dec 2020 #64

I think of the slogan "Defund the Police" as a Justice Democrats thing and not Democratic Party betsuni Dec 2020 #67

Yeah, the group that slung those insults were pretty far left. backscatter712 Dec 2020 #68

I'm not arguing with you Sir DashOneBravo Dec 2020 #63

I'd say they also helped fire our side up. backscatter712 Dec 2020 #66

That's a very important point - DEMOCRATS who may not have voted had all that laid out.... George II Dec 2020 #69