2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAmeritrade Ricketts, Republican Donor funds $600,000 in attack ads against Sanders.
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I don't know why texting to the corp media wouldn't just do the job.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/25/bernie-sanders-a-target-of-ads-by-republican-donor/?_r=0
A super PAC founded by the former TD Ameritrade executive Joe Ricketts is spending more than $600,000 on a television ad in Iowa lashing Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as too liberal in the final days of his close race against Hillary Clinton in the states caucuses.
Hmmm ..... I wonder who is in the Super Pac or who else the people in this Super Pac back?
Note: My Guess: Iowa is an open primary. They want to drive people fed up with the system to Trump so they can take out Cruz.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)That is what the popular meme has been about Karl Rove's ads.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)a straight answer. I have raised the point multiple times on multiple threads. Never an explanation.
draa
(975 posts)I'm tired of people hiding from the Liberal label. Either embrace it or become what we hate.
ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)Claire ran ads in the Republican primary saying that Todd Akins was the most conservative person in the race. Obviously, this helped him and won the Republican Primary. Claire wanted him as the opponent.
Here's what Claire tweeted
I see you Joe Ricketts. And I know exactly what you're up to. #ToddAkin Don't fall for it Iowa Dems.
https://twitter.com/clairecmc/status/691827221359677444
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)toshiba783
(74 posts)This isn't an ad that will damage him among Iowa voters - it lists all of the proposals that are endearing him to the left and accuses him of being "too liberal" (but is sure not to mention the words socialist or taxes).
Very different than the negative and defamatory Clinton ads that invoke Benghazi/Wall Street/Authenticity/trustworthiness.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)I'm curious why this doesn't mean the GOP wants to run against Hillary.
toshiba783
(74 posts)The ad has a positive tone and imagery that emphasizes positions which are popular among democratic voters. If it isn't meant to undermine Hillary, then why wouldn't Republicans have used similar poll tested attacks against Sanders (as they did against Clinton) - attacks that would actually threaten his popularity with democrats?
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)global1
(25,242 posts)it just reinforces Bernie's message?
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)They'll probably raise like $10 Million off of it.
FrenchieCat
(68,867 posts)called reverse reverse psychology?
They already understand that it is Hillary who the Sanders Democrat attack as the Corporatist (her and Obama)
They are crazy, but they aren't stupid.
You see it's posted here! It's already working! LOL!
TheBlackAdder
(28,186 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)The best one with words. The America ad is the best one without words. If someone asked me who made the ad I woulda thought paid for by the Bernie campaign.
youceyec
(394 posts)He's pulling a Senator McCaskill. He is betting that dems will hear too liberal and think great, I'm voting for bs. He WANTS bs to be nominee so he can get clobbered in general.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)NT
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...I hope his ad helps to accomplish that goal.
Remember, Bernie was not taken seriously as a candidate in the Democratic primaries, either. Until he could no longer be ignored.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)GOOD!