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New Clinton campaign ad: "Absolutely" (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2016 OP
Great ad Gothmog Aug 2016 #1
Love it! CajunBlazer Aug 2016 #2
Need to keep hammering this....nt Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #3
nope jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #4
The Clinton Campaign's market for this is not his "fans".... brooklynite Aug 2016 #6
Exactly. I really like the way the campaign is doing *just* this Raine1967 Aug 2016 #15
Disagree lark Aug 2016 #10
Isn't that a double negative???? WiffenPoof Aug 2016 #13
his fans are beyond redemption and are not the target nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #16
Taxes killed Romney and they will kill Trump. joshcryer Aug 2016 #18
Agree oswaldactedalone Aug 2016 #5
I completely disagree SticksnStones Aug 2016 #9
This will probably be a good filler duncang Aug 2016 #17
the most effective Romney ads were the ones vlyons Aug 2016 #7
Agreed. Expecting Rain Aug 2016 #11
Exactly oswaldactedalone Aug 2016 #14
Very powerful that most of the speaking parts are republicans. SticksnStones Aug 2016 #8
I like using clips instead of the 'overbearing narrator' of past elections Maeve Aug 2016 #12
 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
4. nope
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:23 AM
Aug 2016

Not effective for the gazillions these apparently cost. Will not convince any of his "fans" of anything. We know this already. Make an ad like the Baryschnikov one, with a theme. Personal. An admired citizen. In this ad the Rs will see their tribe members dishing Trump and yell at them, not Trump. Waste of money. Like the Romney dog on the top of the car one last time around. We got bigger fish to fry here. Fuck the dogs and the taxes.

brooklynite

(93,863 posts)
6. The Clinton Campaign's market for this is not his "fans"....
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:55 AM
Aug 2016

It's the undecided moderate voters torn between "I always vote Republican" and "Trump really bothers me". The goal is to keep damaging his image, so that when the positive spots start running in the Fall, they'll pick up enough marginal voters to finish the job.

lark

(23,003 posts)
10. Disagree
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:20 PM
Aug 2016

I think his taxes are absolutely not inconsequential. I bet they show dodgy tax avoidance schemes, little/no charity and lots of income from Russia. It's the Russia part he's really afraid of us seeing, that would shake even his folks because they don't like those commies one bit. If his taxes show that, the game is over, he has lost and wouldn't be able to recover. That's why he will never release them. Wish some hacker would! This is important, the vileness needs to be exposed for everyone to see.

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
18. Taxes killed Romney and they will kill Trump.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:27 PM
Aug 2016

Romney came around and released his and still lost. Trump won't because he's buddy buddy with Russian financiers.

oswaldactedalone

(3,489 posts)
5. Agree
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:38 AM
Aug 2016

I've been disappointed with the Clinton ads so far. So much material to crush him with, and the Clinton campaign uses a feather. I see better ad suggestions here than I've seen from the campaign. Get with, Clinton Campaign.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
9. I completely disagree
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:43 AM
Aug 2016

I think it's the understated plain truths that make you stop and listen.

I think the ads are very well done. People are sick of the beat em up campaign ads, especially in the last 80 days.

I think the tone of her ad campaign is smart and spot on.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
17. This will probably be a good filler
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:02 PM
Aug 2016

Especially in Utah with Mittens in there. From what I heard they already have a list of ads to be released between now and elections. This is mainly to fill a slot. Fast and to the point. Also fits in the recent narrative.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
7. the most effective Romney ads were the ones
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:29 AM
Aug 2016

where people told their stories of losing their jobs because Romney shipped their factory overseas. I want to see lots of ads with plumbers, painters, waiters, chefs, contractors etc talking about how Trump cheated them. More ads about how Trump wrote pay checks that bounced. More ads about Trump Univ being a scam. Those kinds of ads really hit home. Trump - - master scam artist and big time cheater.

 

Expecting Rain

(811 posts)
11. Agreed.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:03 PM
Aug 2016

While I've been favorably impressed with the Clinton campaign's ads thus far, the point I think will have the most traction with disaffected whites Trump is attempting to win over would be the stories of working people and contractors who he has cheated out of their fair wages, and the scams he pulled at Trump U.

I'm sure we will see these as November approaches.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
8. Very powerful that most of the speaking parts are republicans.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:40 AM
Aug 2016

What a quality team the Clinton campaign has going there. Real quality.


Well done.

Maeve

(42,224 posts)
12. I like using clips instead of the 'overbearing narrator' of past elections
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:08 PM
Aug 2016

Let his own words cut his own throat and let people not normally our allies do our work as well!

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