Mitt Romney ad swayed independents

[TroyD]

I wouldn't be surprised if this is true - it's the one mistake I think the Obama SuperPAC made so far this year. It's the only one that backfired on them so far.

A Mitt Romney ad blasting President Barack Obama for the spot that linked the Republican to a woman’s cancer death is the only ad so far this cycle to hurt the president among independent voters, according to a new study.

Romney’s “America Deserves Better” ad — which attacks the president for the pro-Obama super PAC commercial that suggests Romney played a part in a woman’s death from cancer after her husband lost his job and benefits when Bain Capital closed down a steel plant — swung support among independents six points in Romney’s favor, the Vanderbilt/YouGov Ad Rating Project survey shows.

“The ‘America Deserves Better’ ad seems to score points for Romney,” Vanderbilt professor John Geer, the leader of the Ad Rating Project, said in a statement. “It was the first time among all the ads we have studied where a Romney attack moves down the president’s numbers among pure independents.”

In the poll, Romney held an eight point lead among independents after they watched one ad, “Right Choice,” which hits Obama on welfare. That advantage with independent voters jumped to 14 points after they viewed “America Deserves Better.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80056.html

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. This is why the Corporate Media is so full of shit! The ad didn't even air. It was on YouTube

for like a few days then was removed!!

[TroyD]

3. YouTube

Who posted it on YouTube? Who ever posted it there made a mistake. I wish we hadn't put it there because it allowed them to use it against us.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. It was created by a super PAC

It's illegal for super PAC's to coordinate with the campaigns. Obama cannot determine which ads they air and when they post something on you tube.

[FSogol]

7. We? I smell bullshit.

[Cha]

8. So do I.

[notadmblnd]

2. well he still has no blacks, no latinos and no women to vote for him

[TheMastersNemesis]

4. If That Ad Hurt It Shows How Stupid We Are

I am just disgusted with much of our stupid ignorant racist and bigoted electorate. If you lose your health insurance because someone sent your job overseas killing a profitable company and you get sick and cannot get treatment and you die I would say that the asshole who did that certainly bears some responsibility.

And if you look at all the stuff R$R would take away, many people will die prematurely.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Oh bullshit...

If they hurt Obama, Obama's numbers would have cratered compared to where they were prior to the ad and they didn't. If anything, it helped him. This is a survey of only 200 independents and is not proof of anything. The proof is actually in the pudding - since that ad, Obama expanded his lead. It was only blunted (temporarily is my guess) by the Ryan VP pick.

[JoePhilly]

9. meh.

[center rising]

10. I'm an independent, and Romney hasn't swayed me on anything