2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:08 PM Oct 2015

Bernie Sanders plans to launch television advertising next month in Iowa and New Hampshire

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders plans to start a robust television advertising campaign next month in Iowa and New Hampshire, two states where Hillary Rodham Clinton has been on the air since August, a senior strategist for Sanders’s campaign said Wednesday.

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Tad Devine, a veteran Democratic consultant advising Sanders, said another factor is the head start Clinton got in communicating with voters on television in Iowa and New Hampshire.

“We’ve gone through two and a half months of unanswered paid media,” Devine said. “They’ve put up enough paid media to get someone elected governor or senator in those states.”

Devine would not discuss the particulars of Sanders’s planned ad campaign but said it is likely to start next month in Iowa and New Hampshire and that Sanders would be on the air not too long afterward in Nevada and South Carolina, two other states with early nominating contests.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/21/bernie-sanders-plans-to-launch-television-advertising-next-month-in-iowa-and-new-hampshire/

Thus far the race in New Hampshire and Iowa have been competitive without Bernie even running any television ads.

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Bernie Sanders plans to launch television advertising next month in Iowa and New Hampshire (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2015 OP

Hillary has been running millions of dollars in ads..... virtualobserver Oct 2015 #1

Me as well, virtualobserver, some people think all we do on the Internet is click. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #3

Me likes teh clicky thing! frylock Oct 2015 #10

Clickety click! Zany Gnome Oct 2015 #13

Tell it to my starving bank account. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #14

I believe it will be a good investment. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #17

And, so it begins...! TheProgressive Oct 2015 #2

I believe so as well, TheProgressive and Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #4

Competitive as in: Clinton is leading in both? brooklynite Oct 2015 #5

I haven't read any objections from Bernie supporters to him running T.V. Ads, why do you think Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #7

You know that the LWV never sponsored Primary debates, right? brooklynite Oct 2015 #8

Did I imply otherwise? n/t Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #9

You aren't really flexing your thinking muscle very hard now, are you? Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #15

The other thing most of us object to... tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #16

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #6

I think this will make a huge difference Samantha Oct 2015 #11

Thank you, Sam. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #12

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

1. Hillary has been running millions of dollars in ads.....

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:18 PM

Oct 2015

and her SuperPAC is now doing so as well.

I guess it is time...

.......for me to send him another donation to help him pay for it.

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts)

3. Me as well, virtualobserver, some people think all we do on the Internet is click.

Reply to virtualobserver (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:27 PM

Oct 2015

frylock

(34,825 posts)

10. Me likes teh clicky thing!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:34 PM

Oct 2015

Zany Gnome

(9 posts)

13. Clickety click!

Reply to frylock (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:38 PM

Oct 2015

Sent more money to Bernie!

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

14. Tell it to my starving bank account.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:26 PM

Oct 2015

Any chance I get happily I put my money where my mouth/clicking finger is for Bernie and his political philosophy.

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts)

17. I believe it will be a good investment.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #14)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:38 PM

Oct 2015

I'm going to bed, peace to you, Ed Suspicious.

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)

2. And, so it begins...!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:23 PM

Oct 2015

America and the world needs Senator Sanders...!

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts)

4. I believe so as well, TheProgressive and

Reply to TheProgressive (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:34 PM

Oct 2015

I also believe that Bernie stands the best chance of winning the General Election, should he get the nomination.

brooklynite

(94,495 posts)

5. Competitive as in: Clinton is leading in both?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:37 PM

Oct 2015

Mind you, I don't object at all to Sanders running ads; I'm not sure his supporters will be happy with such "manipulation"...

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts)

7. I haven't read any objections from Bernie supporters to him running T.V. Ads, why do you think

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:54 PM

Oct 2015

we're sending him campaign donations?

The only thing that we object to, are superpacs, vast quantities of non-accountable money buying the election and in turn the government, we hate Citizens United, the ideal would be public funding of elections.

Also debates sponsored by more neutral Institutions such as the League of Women Voters, the corporate media and establishment political parties have too much of an inherent conflict of interest to be honest brokers.

Lastly, you can lead in a poll and it still be competitive especially this early in the race.

brooklynite

(94,495 posts)

8. You know that the LWV never sponsored Primary debates, right?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:55 PM

Oct 2015

Uncle Joe

(58,348 posts)

9. Did I imply otherwise? n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:56 PM

Oct 2015

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

15. You aren't really flexing your thinking muscle very hard now, are you?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:29 PM

Oct 2015

tex-wyo-dem

(3,190 posts)

16. The other thing most of us object to...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:38 PM

Oct 2015

In addition to the things Uncle Joe described is negative campaigning, on TV or otherwise. You know, like that (in)famous 3 am phone call one that some candidate put out.