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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 01:04 PM Nov 2018

GOP panics and spends big over weekend as longest-serving Republican in the House looks like he is

GOP panics and spends big over weekend as longest-serving Republican in the House looks like he is about to lose his seat

BOB BRIGHAM 03 NOV 2018 AT 12:38 ET

The playing field of competitive congressional races continues to expand into what had been considered safe Republican seats.

For example, the state of Alaska’s lone congressional seat.

Rep. Don Young has represented Alaska’s at-large seat since 1973, earning him title of “Dean of the House” for being the longest currently serving member of Congress.

On Friday, a new Alaska Survey Research poll found Young trailing Alyse Galvin by one percentage point.

Now a GOP super PAC aligned with House leadership is now launching what Politico described as “a surprise final-weekend effort to save Alaska Rep. Don Young from defeat on Tuesday.”

Young has a long history of making incendiary remarks and has found himself embroiled in corruption scandals.


https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/gop-panics-spends-big-weekend-longest-serving-republican-house-looks-like-lose-seat/
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GOP panics and spends big over weekend as longest-serving Republican in the House looks like he is (Original Post) workinclasszero Nov 2018 OP
I'm expecting to see a ton of their commercials on football games this weekend underpants Nov 2018 #1
I am sick to death of republican lies on commercials 24/7 workinclasszero Nov 2018 #2

underpants

(182,785 posts)
1. I'm expecting to see a ton of their commercials on football games this weekend
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 01:11 PM
Nov 2018

First that's probably an audience they tend to have a strong advantage with. Personally I think ads turn people off because they are tired of seeing them. I know that's not the conventional wisdom, just my personal opinion. People watch sports as a release or to just entertain themselves.

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