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Romney Ad: What Happened to Hope and Change?

Brian2257 Wrote: Jul 13, 2012 1:29 PM

This is a totally stupid ad. Folks with the typical attention span for ads are only going to see Obama talking, ergo - an Obama ad. Cognitive people will remember the excitement of the last Obama campaign and think about his lofty ideals and soaring rhetoric; again, plus for Obama no matter what he's actually doing now.. Subtlety is not going to cut it. Say "Obama has become his own evil vindictive straw man" if that's what you mean. Always say "Romney is better than Obama" in every ad, as directly as possible. Subtle ads will only get lost in the video-induced stupor. Bank on it.

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justwannasay Wrote: Jul 13, 2012 2:37 PM

If people are too stupid to understand this ad, then they would have voted democrat anyway - no loss.

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Romney Ad: What Happened to Hope and Change?

The most effective Romney television commercials -- in my humble opinion -- are the ones that use President Obama’s own lofty rhetoric against him. Voilà:

In other words, President Obama is using the same exact campaign tactics he emphatically denounced in 2008. What a surprise. I mean, considering real unemployment is nearly 15 percent, poverty rates are skyrocketing, and 44 million...