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underthematrix

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30. I'm not sure why the media keeps saying things like this

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:26 PM

Oct 2012

Most people have cable and TiVo, which means you can pause and fast forward through any ad. I watch everything online which means you get to choose your ads so I haven't seen any Romney ones. The Obama ones are great.

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Romney tries to bury Obama in ads [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

People really are stupid. fugop Oct 2012 #1

Personally, I am enjoying watching the stupid fucks waste their dough. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #6

It's like a stimulus package all by itself. bemildred Oct 2012 #34

Exactly ann--- Oct 2012 #26

So Romney is able to hold his wad before he blows it? snooper2 Oct 2012 #2

Well, it will either work or it won't. Our Country's(Planet) Life depends on Cha Oct 2012 #3

Why is this high risk? Ztolkins Oct 2012 #4

because they put all of their money into one basket grantcart Oct 2012 #14

Ah okay, Ztolkins Oct 2012 #17

I think they come up against the law of dimishing returns. bemildred Oct 2012 #19

Romney hasn't released his September numbers alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #24

the other risk is that by going late you are betting that enough people can be swayed late to KurtNYC Oct 2012 #31

. applegrove Oct 2012 #5

Thank you SCOTUS for buying our elections. fearnobush Oct 2012 #7

It can have the opposite effect... defacto7 Oct 2012 #8

I have to think that at some point people stop paying attention. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #9

As it gets closer to election day, you get so sick of the ads that you mentally tune them out. begin_within Oct 2012 #10

I can vouch for that. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #27

The Turd has so much Xroads GPS $$$ he's just throwing it away wordpix Oct 2012 #33

That's what Tivo is for Politicub Oct 2012 #11

Restore America, Restore Our Future. By the way you can't restore what hasn't happened yet. Monk06 Oct 2012 #12

"you can't restore what hasn't happened yet"---lol such a great point wordpix Oct 2012 #32

yeah , when I see "restore america" newspeak Oct 2012 #36

and thus the Koch Brothers and Adelman BUY THE FUCKING WHITE HOUSE FOR ROMNEY... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #13

At Some Point Crowding Out Will Occur DallasNE Oct 2012 #15

How is the decision made on whether to run national or local ads davidpdx Oct 2012 #18

Romney's Sudden Momentum Coincides With Buy. Coincidence? (nm) TomCADem Oct 2012 #16

I was wondering about that, too. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #22

Romney has less content to work with Enrique Oct 2012 #20

The GOP low-information voters will be turned off. They can't take too much information kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #21

This week has been his Battle of the Bulge alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #23

I read somewhere Buddaman Oct 2012 #25

I mute them all... tavernier Oct 2012 #28

The law of diminishing returns vinny9698 Oct 2012 #29

I'm not sure why the media keeps saying things like this underthematrix Oct 2012 #30

The ad blitz could be a cover up for hacking the voting machines. AdHocSolver Oct 2012 #35

I'm in Philly and no Romney ads! BlueInPhilly Oct 2012 #37

this election season, i've seen far more mailers than usual shanti Oct 2012 #38