Thom Hartmann brought up something today I hadn't thought about.

[Different Drummer]

A lot of Hillary's ads focus on the possible negative outcomes of voting for Trump. Thom said today that Hillary has run very few--if any--ads focusing on what the positives are of voting for her. I hadn't thought about that before, but I'm not sure I've seen a Hillary ad that focuses on reasons to vote for her.

[mainstreetonce]

1. I have.

Hill yes!

[Jason1961]

2. It should be obvious

The positives Clinton offers should be obvious, especially to women and minorities as she is the only candidate interested in protecting their rights.

[elleng]

5. What's obvious to you may not be obvious to me,

so the positives MUST be spelled out.

[treestar]

3. Ads are directed at the stupid people

Whose vote would be affected by an ad. The strongest argument against Donald is how unprofessional, lacking in basic class and disgusting he is and how we would be ashamed before the world for having such a person in that office.

[guillaumeb]

14. But given the tightness of the current polls,

positive ads should also be aired.

[treestar]

15. they are not tight

you are letting the M$M worry you the way they want. A few outliers are harped on to make it look like a horse race.

[guillaumeb]

16. There are many polls out there.

And the close ones will be seized on by the media and used to promote the idea of a razor thin race. All to promote advertising in the same media.

[treestar]

17. Yes. And the M$M can't just report facts

they like to think they are "influential" and important. The "some people are saying" bullshit proves it.

[elleng]

4. Yes. Haven't seen many ads,

but they're appealing only to a portion of the electorate. Need to put the positives in, so the 'persuadables' will have a reason to vote for her.

[Auggie]

8. + 1,000,000.

[tonyt53]

6. Americans have a very short memory. She is trying to hit Trump with the same as 30 years of shit

that she has been put through. So, Thom, how many explicit policy plans has Trump presented? He won't because he has none. HRC will start airing more explicit ads after the debates.

[LisaM]

7. I saw a number of them during the Olympics.

I'm going to take Thom Hartmann with a grain of salt here, because I don't think he "gets" Hillary Clinton at all, but I have seen positive ads. And, I think her strategy now is to get people aware of all the reasons that they should not vote for Trump - plant the seed, so to speak - and then do a blitz of positive ads in the last couple of weeks before the election.

I don't know if that's what will happen, but that that's what I think will happen.

[stopbush]

9. Yep. She's run positive ads.

If she was running only the positive ads, Thom Hartmann would be complaining that negative ads work better, and that she was missing the opportunity to use Trump's own words against him.

[11cents]

10. Thom Hartmann didn't bring up something today that I have thought about.

That as a propagandist for reactionary and authoritarian regime, he is himself a reactionary authoritarian, and not someone who should be cited on a Democratic board.

[brer cat]

20. +1 Thank you! nt

[louis c]

11. How is this inaccurate post helpful?

[MohRokTah]

12. I don't much give a sit what Putin hackx like Hartmann have to say.

I've seen plenty of Hillary ads. Hell, go to her YouTube channel and you'll find all kinds of positive Hilary ads.

Most of the really anti-Trump ads come from SuperPACs.

[still_one]

13. I sure have. Everything from child care, the Supreme Court, reversing citizens United, the economy,

and so much more

Where is Thom listening to the ads, or is he listening to media sound bites?

[MohRokTah]

18. He's just pushing whatever agenda and propaganda that Putin orders him to push. eom

[Egnever]

19. Much as I like Thom

He isn't looking for possitive Hillary adds.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It would take almost 14 days of eyes glued to the television to watch all the feel-good Hillary Clinton ads that have aired since the general election campaign began last month.

Meanwhile, anyone flipping through the channels looking for positive ads about Donald Trump would be disappointed: He hasn't yet put up a spot appealing to November voters, and groups supporting him have been similarly silent.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3b86fb6e885a4f2a9bdfdfe274da3dfb/clinton-airing-thousands-positive-ads-while-trump-silent