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Proud Liberal Dem

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7. How much of an effect are these ads going to have on the race?

Reply to mary195149 (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 01:10 PM

Sep 2012

People are going to watch the ads and then watch Obama on the debates and/or on the campaign trail and see two completely different "people". The right has spent a LOT of time and money over the past 4 years building up this (as Bill Maher called him) "Barack X" character (to the extent that Clint Eastwood decided to have a "conversation" with him at the RNC ) but most people when they see Obama speak on TV, the campaign trail, just don't buy into the right's characterization of Obama. They don't see "Barack X", they just see Barack Obama.

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The only way Obama can compete with all the negative ads [View all] mary195149 Sep 2012 OP

+1,000. Excellent. It's time to focus on those playing the fiddler for these tunes. freshwest Sep 2012 #1

Truth and facts > Negative ads and lies in a General Election EdwardKingSolomon Sep 2012 #9

No - Disagree completely... brooklynite Sep 2012 #2

I don't think you need to know too much about him, mary195149 Sep 2012 #3

They don't need the specifics... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #4

a muppet! mary195149 Sep 2012 #6

Yes, he and Lyin' Ryan both. Not an original thought between the two of them. That's why they are freshwest Sep 2012 #14

I love the Michael Steele puppet used on The Daily Show redwitch Sep 2012 #15

There is an other way - get the Republican spoiler in the debates Denver Dave Sep 2012 #5

How much of an effect are these ads going to have on the race? Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #7

You give some people mary195149 Sep 2012 #8

Perhaps Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #10

of course not, mary195149 Sep 2012 #12

I agree that they need to be countered Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #13

they will come after the saturation point. People will have stopped listening. grantcart Sep 2012 #11