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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 12:37 PM
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Democrats launch massive ad campaign against Republican Medicare position
Source: Daily Caller

Democrats launch massive ad campaign against Republican Medicare position
Jeff Winkler - The Daily Caller Jeff Winkler - The Daily Caller – 41 mins ago

The Democrats’ “super” PAC launched a six-figure ad campaign Monday, just months after accepting sizable donations from wealthy liberals including that scorn of the right, George Soros.

The House Majority PAC’s radio ads will cover familiar ground for Democrats: attacking Republican congressmen for their votes in favor of Paul Ryan’s controversial budget plan that would significantly overhaul Medicare. The ads will also focus on Republicans’ personal spending and tax cuts for corporations.

The ads will target two Republicans in Arkansas, as well as Rep. Steve King in Iowa, New Hampshire’s Charlie Bass, and House members in Nevada, Illinois and Minnesota. The 30-second spot against Colorado’s Scott Tipton offers a glimpse of continued nationwide attacks on vulnerable GOP lawmakers, as Democrats hope to win back the House majority they lost in 2010.

This is the second round of attacks from the super PAC, which recently received some hefty backing from Soros and others during last month’s special election in New York. The billionaire liberal philanthropist gave the group $75,000, which contributed to the $800,000 the House Majority PAC raised in the two months before Democrat Kathy Hochul won the seat, according to Politico. Formed after the recent Citizens United Supreme Court decision, super PACs allow for the raising of unlimited funds.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20110627/pl_dailycaller/democratslaunchmassiveadcampaignagainstrepublicanmedicareposition
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 12:45 PM
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1. ooh they're going to cry about this
they think it's so unfair that dems are attacking them for the positions they actually hold and vote for. They even demanded that Obama make them stop! :rofl:
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 03:52 PM
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9. finally, dems getting it together on messaging. :-D
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 12:47 PM
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2. It might just be more effective to run nationwide ads . The Republicans
are working in all states. Did you listen to Bachmen.

She says Ryan's plan was a mere blue print--it was not
a plan. She is getting national coverage.

The Democrats themselves need to get out and make
the point themselves.
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 01:47 PM
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5. It would be more effective to run nationwide ads. I don't like these targeted campaigns.
Edited on Mon Jun-27-11 01:47 PM by w4rma
When the DLC is in charge of campaigns, that is all they do is run targeted ad campaigns.
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:57 PM
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8. And the Republicans are going to throw a huge temper tantrum
about it all and do as much as they can to shut down the world economy in the process -- just to show Obama that he has to let them have their chocolate-flavored tax cuts.
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plumbob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 12:49 PM
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3. A good start - now take it national!
Very good start.
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loudsue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 01:09 PM
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4. WTF? Why don't they gear up for an ELECTION YEAR? What's
wrong with this picture?
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certainot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:09 PM
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6. it has to be compared with the massive disinformation from 1000 unchallenged radio stations
and against that behemoth its effects are minimized because the left has NO organized response. dems have to spend more for less because of it.
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certainot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 02:09 PM
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7. it has to be compared with the massive disinformation from 1000 unchallenged radio stations
and against that behemoth its effects are minimized because the left has NO organized response. dems have to spend more for less because of it.
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