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tavernier

(12,477 posts)
Tue May 14, 2024, 08:05 AM May 14

Where are the Democratic tv ads? [View all]

This has been bugging me a lot lately.

I read and hear that Biden has an election bank in record numbers this year and his campaign is a well oiled machine. I read that Trump is begging for money and can’t compete because his election organization is basically nonexistent.

So how is it that every time I turn on the tv, there is a slew of negative Biden ads, yet nothing from the democrats to counter or present our side. The same with
mailing… daily I get glossy, expensive republican election junk that goes straight in the trash bin. Nothing from our team.

I admit that most of this is happening in the red states where I live or travel a great deal, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida. But shouldn’t they at least be exposed to a little bit of the truth?

I just don’t get it, and it bugs me even more when I get hounded to donate twenty times a day on email and text, yet don’t ever see what my donations were used for.

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There is a horrendous series of Rethug ads PCIntern May 14 #1
There is a brutal anti-Biden advert that is running on MSNBC now, blaming Biden for the rising prices and calling him Celerity May 14 #15
I couldn't agree more. Diamond_Dog May 14 #2
I haven't seen the first one in Indiana. Republican Emile May 14 #3
Consider this: YOU'RE not the advertising target brooklynite May 14 #4
Ok. tavernier May 14 #6
Makes two of us. Emile May 14 #8
Since you're not the target for the ads, perhaps the Biden campaign has a different opinion... brooklynite May 14 #10
So you just target voters that's going to vote for Emile May 14 #14
No, you target voters who are undecided but MIGHT vote for you. Who don't get engaged in the election this early. brooklynite May 14 #16
In the meantime republicans are doing their Emile May 14 #17
what/how do you watch? pstokely May 14 #5
Locations are in my OP. tavernier May 14 #7
It is really bad in Pennsylvania gab13by13 May 14 #9
TV ads would just make us look political. Hotler May 14 #11
Been seeing ads I_UndergroundPanther May 14 #12
If Biden needs to advertise in Maryland, the race is over NT AZSkiffyGeek May 14 #24
It may be JackSabbath May 14 #13
Good point tavernier May 14 #18
Republicans have unlimited money, their own media and think tank empires, international support. betsuni May 14 #19
I am in the Tri State area of Ohio-WV-PA. I receive TV broadcast channels from all doc03 May 14 #20
Biden ads are all over YouTube, and YouTube TV ...... marmar May 14 #21
Live in a blue state - WA - and have seen a few... Wounded Bear May 14 #22
I've seen ads in Arizona on streaming services AZSkiffyGeek May 14 #23
I guess that's a good point tavernier May 14 #25
But why would they be demoralized? They know they're right. They know Republicans have betsuni May 14 #27
Strategic thinking versus emotion is key IMO - race isn't being won today or tomorrow. NoMoreRepugs May 14 #26
ZERO adds in OK, no need to waste money here. But Stitthead had no problem putting out his hand for tornado money. Runningdawg May 14 #28
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