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grasswire

(50,130 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 12:57 PM Aug 2012

The Romney "welfare" ads are aimed at WHITE WOMEN

The Romney campaign found, through polling, that the ads were most effective with white women. The explanation for that (given on MSNBC last night by Jimmy Smith but I forget which program) is that the white women are the most concerned about families on the edge and the availability of benefits.

It doesn't matter to Romney if the ad is correct or lies. It is working with a critical target demographic. That's all that matters to them.

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The Romney "welfare" ads are aimed at WHITE WOMEN (Original Post) grasswire Aug 2012 OP
Can't be. nc4bo Aug 2012 #1
yes but Romey is telling them that Obama will gut programs grasswire Aug 2012 #2

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
2. yes but Romey is telling them that Obama will gut programs
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 01:05 PM
Aug 2012

There is no logic to this; apparently the women polled don't know Republican plans to gut services. Jimmy Smith said the Romney campaign was very surprised to see the polling that the ads were working so well with that demographic.

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