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(60,302 posts)GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Younemeen
(58 posts)so far
calimary
(80,700 posts)All I can add to that is - no kidding! No freakin' kidding.
Younemeen
(58 posts)thank you, i really appreciate it and I really like this site
bulloney
(4,113 posts)I think it's the most effective way to frame an opponent, unlike other political ads you commonly see where some pissed-off sounding narrator pulls some obscure source's statements or stats and make that person sound like he or she is the spawn of Satan and the most unqualified person to ever run for office.
dofus
(2,413 posts)I really dislike ads that say something like: Did you know that my opponent drinks Coors Light? Clearly he will never support the craft beer makers of this country (or state) and it's equally obvious that anyone who drinks Coors Light probably dislikes cats, dogs, and small children. On election day, vote for craft beer, cats, dogs, and small children!
It should be obvious I'm using a very trivial example, but more often these negative ads cherry-pick for something not really important, or relevant.
However, I do hope the Clinton campaign starts using more ads that show her in a positive light and highlight what she hopes to accomplish as President.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)But then again that's what the republican party has been trading in since the 60's.
Trump and his alt-right allies are just ripping off the mask of respectability and showing their ass to the American public this time.
How will the country respond to it?
That's the question.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)There are smart people working with our next President.
Jim Dandy
(358 posts)... I'd say Trumper is getting clobbered.
calimary
(80,700 posts)I'd say so too. And it's WELL-deserved. He's spent a lifetime earning this. And where are the tax returns?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)She needs to keep hammering him.
Farmgirl1961
(1,493 posts)I agree. She/her team has to be relentless. Trump and his minions have said or done so many horrible things that it should be easy to keep hammering away. Day and night...24/7. Put this bastard in his place and show the American people what a horrible sh*t this man is.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Taking the high road with this asshole isn't going to work. We need to hit back hard!
Welcome to DU Farmgirl!
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)An African American supporting Trump makes about as much sense as a Log Cabin Republican.
And the thing is, there aren't many fools (politically speaking) in the African American community. There are plenty of white idiots who vote against their self interest every time out. Trump is wasting his time here.
AllyCat
(16,039 posts)I'm tired of tRump getting all the press.
i learned a long time ago that you need a positive message to sell something. Burning the competition won't sell you.
kaiden
(1,314 posts)Right now, anti-Trump ads define him; in October, the pro-HRC ads will begin airing in earnest.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)just describing all the good stuff the Clinton Foundation does around the world. Complete with pictures of children who need help and are getting it.
gratefultobelib
(1,591 posts)plan to disband it after Hillary is elected. (please, please, please!) I worry, tho, that making an ad extolling the Foundation would open us up for more lies and insinuations.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... a lot of money away that they got from the rich.
James Carval was right, they take from the rich and give to the needy and have been doing it for a long time
tclambert
(11,080 posts)No need for any kind of embellishment. Showing him saying the horrible things he's actually said is plenty.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Gothmog
(144,005 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,681 posts)and don't stop until he's gone insane
stopbush
(24,378 posts)calimary
(80,700 posts)Particularly when it comes with visuals and compelling music. AND using the offender's own words to skewer him.
This is SUPERB. Keep fighting, Hillary! You GO, Girlfriend!
mindfulNJ
(2,363 posts)Just show his own words...like shooting fish in a barrel. Good job Team Clinton.
mcar
(42,210 posts)She is damning him with his own words and actions, over and over again.
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)If the media won't confront him, Hillary has to. I'm sure she'd prefer not to go negative but trump is used to ass kissers who want to believe his bullshit. He's played cable news and the reckoning is going to be brutal because fame is fickle when it's built on evil.
Years ago I voiced my concern about the rise of the right-wing in Europe, trump aligns himself with a dangerous movement. Hillary needs to take him down so hard that they crawl back into their safe spaces. This cannot be mainstream.