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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts)
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 10:53 AM Oct 2012

Obama Is Flooding Wisconsin Radio With This Brutal Ad On Romney's '47%' [View all]

Source: Business Insider

This radio ad provides a glimpse into how the Obama campaign is localizing its efforts to attack Mitt Romney's controversial comments on the "47 percent," breaking down who makes up the group in Wisconsin.

I heard the ad for the first time shortly after I landed in Wisconsin on Thursday, and I decided to count. I heard it 22 more times from Thursday through Saturday across a wide variety of platforms on both AM and FM radio, though I did a fair amount of driving on each of the three days I was in the Badger State.

Needless to say, people are taking notice in the state. Michal Lattomus, a self-described Republican who lives in Paul Ryan's neighborhood in Janesville, Wis., said the comments were "the single stupidest thing a presidential nominee could have done." She called the ad, which she said she had heard a fair amount of times, a natural, effective response from the Obama campaign.

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The Obama campaign's Wisconsin office provided us with the audio for the ad. Take a listen:

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-47-percent-commercial-romney-comments-ad-wisconsin-radio-2012-10



Audio at the link.

Great ad.
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That ad is getting heavy play here LTR Oct 2012 #1
Meanwhile WTMJ and WISN listeners' heads must have EXPLODED if the ads were on those stations! alp227 Oct 2012 #17
I'd love to hear that ad on Bob and Brian's show LTR Oct 2012 #19
Oh my this is a pretty left-leaning station in Racine. alp227 Oct 2012 #21
They changed the lineup LTR Oct 2012 #23
Great ad; wish radio would play here. Camballo Oct 2012 #2
Same ad, but with Florida stats, is running in Florida. 1monster Oct 2012 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #4
Please. Debbie Downer paranoia is not required. RBInMaine Oct 2012 #5
Please go away. jeff47 Oct 2012 #9
At about 20,000 posts since DU's founding. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #14
So you've been trying to depress everyone for longer. Congratulations. jeff47 Oct 2012 #28
Maybe, Gov. Kasich disndat Oct 2012 #10
Yep. but don't DARE speculate about a stolen election on DU. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #15
Ehhh, bullshit LTR Oct 2012 #12
Here's what I don't understand about underthematrix Oct 2012 #25
What does blue mean? Make7 Nov 2012 #31
Very powerful -- brings the local, personal factor making it real nt BlueStreak Oct 2012 #6
Not sure what good it might do. There are only three people in the State who didn't ... Scuba Oct 2012 #7
I'd feel better if a similar ad was running in Ohio and Virginia n/t Stargleamer Oct 2012 #8
+1 boingboinh Oct 2012 #20
He needs to do that in North Carolina, as well. loudsue Oct 2012 #11
He needs to step it up in Fl amuse bouche Oct 2012 #13
great ad, no candidate has provided a better audio clip for his opponent Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #16
Wish they had used more of his own words. It almost sounds like the little clip was taken out of Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #18
K&R - nt Ohio Joe Oct 2012 #22
Concentrated Negative Ads Red1 Oct 2012 #24
K&R ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #26
Good for this ad in Wisconsin, hope it helps the President! Kteachums Oct 2012 #27
Don't blast FaygoKid kansasobama Oct 2012 #29
Thank you for your civility lark Oct 2012 #30
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