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DFW

(54,358 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:43 PM Jul 2012

What's with all the far right Republican ads popping up on DU?

I'm seeing nothing but crap promoting Ted Cruz, the whacko candidate for Senate here in TX's Republican primary

"Not authorized by any candidate or any candidate's committee"

Right, and Outback steakhouses are vegan, too.

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What's with all the far right Republican ads popping up on DU? (Original Post) DFW Jul 2012 OP

They're just wasting their money Politicalboi Jul 2012 #1

Seriously Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #2

The Cruz/Dewhurst senate race is the most expensive in the country. Avalux Jul 2012 #3

I don't see any ads. But then, I have a star SheilaT Jul 2012 #4

Click through costs them more. longship Jul 2012 #5

The ads are probably placed by a broker in bulk with other ads dballance Jul 2012 #6

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. They're just wasting their money

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:50 PM

Jul 2012

What safer place to put these ads. We here know who to vote for, so they are wasting their money here, and supporting DU at the same time.

Reasonable_Argument

(881 posts)

2. Seriously

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:52 PM

Jul 2012

Talk about squandering your money lol

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

3. The Cruz/Dewhurst senate race is the most expensive in the country.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:54 PM

Jul 2012

And made it's way to DU! I'm sick of seeing the idiotic ads from both sides aired every commercial break on local TV.

Blowing cash to advertise on this site is hilarious.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. I don't see any ads. But then, I have a star

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:01 PM

Jul 2012

and I believe that keeps my DU ad-free.

And since I don't have a TV, I only see political ads if Rachel Maddow shows me one.

longship

(40,416 posts)

5. Click through costs them more.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:04 PM

Jul 2012

I generally do not do that, but that's because I am severely bandwidth limited. Fortunately -- thanks to Skinner and the DU team -- DU is very friendly to us bandwidth limited people. Many DUers recognize our existence by putting dial-up warnings in the title. (No, I will not criticize you if you don't.)

The one I especially like is the Mormon ad which seems to pop up on any thread associated with Romney. It's perfect. I laugh every time I see it.

Click through and make a difference.

dballance

(5,756 posts)

6. The ads are probably placed by a broker in bulk with other ads

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:54 PM

Jul 2012

Like with radio and TV sellers of the ads sell them to brokers who the package a bunch of other ads and then place that package of ads with stations and web sites for a fee. Unless the stations or websites specifically request not to have particular ads included they don't usually know exactly what is those packages playing on their sites.

There is not a salesperson from the RW media calling on DU traffic managers to sell them ads.

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