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2016 Postmortem

TroyD

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12. Surprising

Reply to RedSpartan (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sep 2012

Or perhaps not so surprising.

I know they like to use this as a wedge issue, but I thought they had decided not to make it an issue this year.

George Bush's own pollster from 2004 sent a memo to the RNC earlier this year telling them that it's not the winning issue it once was.

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Pro-Romney Super PAC: "Obama is trying to force gay marriage on this country" [View all] TroyD Sep 2012 OP

OMG. Did they use a high school to produce that? Lamest ad, ever. So amateur. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #1

Right, "Equal protection under the law" is so Unamerican. Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #2

It's so "un-American" that it's in the Constitution! Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #5

*facepalm* sakabatou Sep 2012 #3

That ad won't fly. People don't talk like that (unless they're afraid that Obama is going jenmito Sep 2012 #4

The President isn't forcing anything that was his personnal opionion DUMB FUCKS bigdarryl Sep 2012 #6

this looks like a "Harry & Louise" ad nuxvomica Sep 2012 #7

I believe a marriage is between 1 person and another (1) person. n/t woodsprite Sep 2012 #8

If they're going to the "gay marriage" well, you know they are getting desperate. RedSpartan Sep 2012 #9

Surprising TroyD Sep 2012 #12

Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess (or hope). RedSpartan Sep 2012 #14

Well, if he's going to force us any way... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #10

SNL commercials are more convincing that this one. Cannikin Sep 2012 #11

Well that was a waste of money for the SuperPac salin Sep 2012 #13