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speedoo

(11,229 posts)
10. Maybe.
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 12:13 PM
Aug 2012

So far, all I see that money doing is running ads full of lies.

At some point, Romney's lack of substance will make all that $ irrelevant.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
12. Speedo, I'm totally in agreement
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 01:07 PM
Aug 2012

For enough voters, lies of desperation won't cut it no matter how much money is spent. Some of the electorate is clueless, but I think ultimately the rethug ads will be total turnoffs for most voters. Let's hope!

efhmc

(14,726 posts)
14. Hope so but I have seen loads of good candidates go down the drain to idiots
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 02:31 PM
Aug 2012

like Rick Perry because the repugs have sooooo much money and because Carl Rove and the rest of those lying manipulators know how to take the truth and use it offensively against the Dem candidates.

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)
13. I'd like to believe that these web ads make a difference...
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 01:28 PM
Aug 2012

...but other than as talking points for political news shows (which low information voters don't watch), I'm not convinced they're worth the time and expense.

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)
16. The more outrageous the better. The way to do this is make them so incindiary that they're picked
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:32 PM
Aug 2012

up by the national news and we get free airtime.

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