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2016 Postmortem

Rilgin

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18. It is suspect because its early in the Primary Season and Republicans are running against each other

Reply to asuhornets (Reply #17)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 03:02 PM

Feb 2016

Your answer "of course" is not very authoritative. She made a specific claim of an active ad campaign to prevent her from becoming the Democratic Nominee. This is a different argument from an argument that Republicans have attacked her for 25 years.

She is making a claim about current ads being run against her currently with the argument being that it is an attempt to influence the Democratic primaries so they can run against Bernie.

This could be true. It has happened in California politics. Over the years you see this claim made occasionally but its also a suspect claim because its early in the primaries and the Republicans are running hard against each other.

I am asking for a link to evidence that any republican group is running ads against her specifically rather than Bernie against her or Republicans against each other.

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A Question. Who or what organization is spending millions in ads now against Hillary as she claims? [View all] Rilgin Feb 2016 OP

AmericanCrossroads for one and that's just one of several SuperPacs. ucrdem Feb 2016 #1

This is a website and your post is forward looking ("plans to"). Are these running on TV right now? Rilgin Feb 2016 #2

Crossroads ran ads in Iowa days before their caucus. ucrdem Feb 2016 #4

This is an online ad. The article itself said they are preparing for the General not the Primary Rilgin Feb 2016 #5

The NYT article is from July, and we're both online right now. ucrdem Feb 2016 #6

I also see Videos of Established Politicians putting down Bernie's chances Rilgin Feb 2016 #7

Targeting means targeting. In any case you saw the ad so mission accomplished eh? ucrdem Feb 2016 #8

You are just being inauthentic now. I am hoping that someone will answer yes or no on ads. Rilgin Feb 2016 #9

Did you read the NYT article? ucrdem Feb 2016 #10

People most certainly do question HRC on her economic ties and her foreign policy and on war. delrem Feb 2016 #11

You apparently didnt read the Article. They are preparing for who they THINK will be the nominee Rilgin Feb 2016 #12

good question Vattel Feb 2016 #3

Say what???? You said, asuhornets Feb 2016 #13

Its a really easy question Rilgin Feb 2016 #14

Good question, and I believe she knew the amount, or mentioned it at least, 6 million dollar figure. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #15

My answer... asuhornets Feb 2016 #16

Why does everything she says... asuhornets Feb 2016 #17

It is suspect because its early in the Primary Season and Republicans are running against each other Rilgin Feb 2016 #18

If you have to ask, then you'll never know. frylock Feb 2016 #19