TPM: How Democratic Ads Are Exploiting Romney’s ‘47 Percent’ Moment

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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/democratic-tv-ads-romney-47-percent.php

The usual sports metaphors barely do justice to how easy it is, in theory, to build an attack ad around your opponent demanding half the country “take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” Softball pitch down the plate? Kickball, maybe? Tee ball?

Evidence is mounting that Mitt Romney’s leaked remarks about how 47 percent of Americans see themselves as “victims” are doing significant damage to his campaign both nationally and in key swing states around the country. While the hidden camera video has gotten plenty of play on its own in the press, Democrats are piling on as much as possible with a growing number of attack ads.

The degree of difficulty may be low, but the current body of ads connect Romney’s quotes to an impressive array of themes in a very short amount of time. Here’s how Democrats are using the hidden camera footage as a Swiss Army knife of messaging.

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Good overview, with video of four of the ads included in the article.

[Grateful for Hope]

1. He was exposed for who he is

and, I suspect, the defining moment when he lost the election.