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AJT

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4. I agree.

Reply to nikibatts (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:21 PM

Jul 2017

A billboard about social security and madicare would be better. If a 50 year old whose been working for 25 years is informed his social security is going to be privatized and his medicare will be a voucher THAT would have an effect. "Those people" not getting medicaid won't matter.

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This type of advertising will win us elections! [View all] Maraya1969 Jul 2017 OP

THIS is the kind of advertising that leads voters to stay home loyalsister Jul 2017 #1

Huh? That is exactly how the GOP wins. STAY WOKE! nikibatts Jul 2017 #3

I agree. AJT Jul 2017 #4

I kind of wish MichMary Jul 2017 #28

Social Security is guaranteed income, not a crap shoot. AJT Jul 2017 #29

That can happen MichMary Jul 2017 #30

The GOP wins when voters stay home loyalsister Jul 2017 #10

Yeah, it gave me a chuckle as well. BannonsLiver Jul 2017 #27

That's all the GOP does!!! Remember the presidential election? Maraya1969 Jul 2017 #9

And voter turnout was way down from 2008 and 2012 loyalsister Jul 2017 #11

God damn it Dem2 Jul 2017 #17

thanks for some reality ProfessorPlum Jul 2017 #23

Remember the "Swift Boat" ads against Kerry. Tatiana Jul 2017 #12

As I said loyalsister Jul 2017 #13

Worse, it is the kind of ad that leads some people to vote for Ryan. thesquanderer Jul 2017 #19

If that is honestly what most voters want, then it should happen. dawg Jul 2017 #24

Sadly Ryan just got a deal for a Foxconn factory to be built in his district. AJT Jul 2017 #2

Yep, a $10 billion campaign contribution SCantiGOP Jul 2017 #18

It would be ironic if the pay and benefits were such crap AJT Jul 2017 #26

It's ironic really, these people would protest and maybe even destroy a mosque if it was being built ck4829 Jul 2017 #25

It will, but only if it motivates the heretofor unmotivated 41% to actually vote. guillaumeb Jul 2017 #5

Yeap uponit7771 Jul 2017 #6

This is more like it! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #7

Feels more like a "My name is Paul Ryan and I approve this message type ad" TeamPooka Jul 2017 #8

And every week they attempt to screw the little guy further into the dust... Hulk Jul 2017 #14

I also got an email for this and the other ads. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #15

Way too nice ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #16

This exact kind of thing is what the DNC Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2017 #20

Democrats. DO win elections... Raastan Jul 2017 #21

K & R Duppers Jul 2017 #22