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tgards79

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 02:43 PM Nov 2018

BTRTN: This Is Not America

A great new anti-Trump campaign video:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/11/btrtn-this-is-not-america.html

"Three days ago, we decided to tell that story. What is happening now under Trump is not America. We want to remind people to vote not only for healthcare, but for the values that Americans of both parties have long cherished and defended.

This is an inclusive message to independent voters, moderate Republicans and Democrats, and people who are bothered by Donald Trump’s behavior.

Our hope is that this one-minute message would go viral and, in the last days before the election, remind our country of its highest ideals and what is at stake. This is not simply a rational policy message, which the Democrats tend towards, but an emotional appeal to what matters most about America, our values and ideals, and that we have to vote to get them back.

Our creative strategy is to use the haunting David Bowie song, “This is Not America,” while showing the fear and violence stoked by Trump, transition to the dream of what America has been and can be again, and close with a call to action to vote for the dream..."

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BTRTN: This Is Not America (Original Post) tgards79 Nov 2018 OP
Doesn't appear that many are seeing it. Only 121 views. sinkingfeeling Nov 2018 #1
I was waiting to hear David Bowie's voice . . . Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #2
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