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2016 Postmortem

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:02 AM Jul 2012

Where is all this supposed superpac onslaught against the President

I see more Obama adds than Romney and superpac adds Rove just spent 15 million on adds in battleground states they don't seem to be working very good

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Where is all this supposed superpac onslaught against the President (Original Post) bigdarryl Jul 2012 OP

September is scheduled to be Super-Onslaught Month HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #1

out fucking with the Occupy, grassroots organizations, and churches. nt patrice Jul 2012 #2

The general election starts after the conventions jberryhill Jul 2012 #3

You raise an interesting question... KansDem Jul 2012 #4

north carolina CurtEastPoint Jul 2012 #5

here in NH the Mass. channels we get Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #6

Meh. I'm not worried about the ads. Wait Wut Jul 2012 #7

Give it time, it's coming. They already have bought a lot of TV time for October WI_DEM Jul 2012 #8

They're waiting for September and October. boxman15 Jul 2012 #9

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

1. September is scheduled to be Super-Onslaught Month

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:05 AM

Jul 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)

2. out fucking with the Occupy, grassroots organizations, and churches. nt

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:05 AM

Jul 2012

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. The general election starts after the conventions

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:06 AM

Jul 2012

In September.

When people are actually watching television.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

4. You raise an interesting question...

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:11 AM

Jul 2012

With all these 100s millions flowing into PACS and the like--all "secret" now because corporations are "people" and who-knows-what coming in from foreign sources--it might be a good time for the "insiders" to look into skimming a little "off the top."

Who's going to know?

I mean, if I was in top management of a PAC overseeing half a billion in secret contributions, what's to stop me from putting a few hundred thousand in my pocket when I leave for the day?

Maybe that's where the "supposed superpac onslaught against the President" is going...

CurtEastPoint

(18,639 posts)

5. north carolina

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:11 AM

Jul 2012

I have been in raleigh for a week and the evening local news has non stop romney attack ads

Bluerthanblue

(13,669 posts)

6. here in NH the Mass. channels we get

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:13 AM

Jul 2012

are really begining to be airing them a LOT- I noticed it begining yesterday.

We only get the three broadcast channels by antenna, and they all come from Boston. Last night it seemed like every commercial break was one talking about how Pres. O has failed.

They aren't very effective or attention catching imo- rather annoying because they have no real substance other than to say, Obama failed.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

7. Meh. I'm not worried about the ads.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:19 AM

Jul 2012

I'm looking forward to the debates.

COUNTDOWN IS ON!!!!

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

8. Give it time, it's coming. They already have bought a lot of TV time for October

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:21 AM

Jul 2012

boxman15

(1,033 posts)

9. They're waiting for September and October.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:40 AM

Jul 2012

But by that point, it might not matter too much. What the Obama campaign is doing right now is brilliant. They're taking away everything Romney has been running on, making him look weak, and setting the stage for the general election. They're defining Romney now before he or his billionaire buddies can do it for him. That is vitally important to do in the Citizens United era.

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