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MADem

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6. She HAS a ground game.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 10:51 PM

Sep 2016

And yes, ads do work. Kasich did very well using ads--he went from nothing to competitive in NH for a bit...then he ran out of cash.

Ads work well, repetition works well, and can drive home facts not previously known.

Of course, and so does inciteful hate speech, apparently.

We can simply hope that the mouth breathing morons supporting Trump forgot to register to vote....

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Do campaign television ads work? [View all] Proud liberal 80 Sep 2016 OP

My answer would be sometimes. Egnever Sep 2016 #1

I just know that a campaign ad has never made me change my vote Proud liberal 80 Sep 2016 #2

There are examples of people that never recovered from devastating adds Egnever Sep 2016 #8

Here in Kansas citood Sep 2016 #11

Ask Mitch McConnell. One got him elected. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #3

I second Egnever above. They work sometimes. saltpoint Sep 2016 #4

This general election threw the rule book out the window yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #5

She HAS a ground game. MADem Sep 2016 #6

Nope. AngryAmish Sep 2016 #7

Ask Willie Horton. Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #9

I have been glad Hillary has had the money to spend on ads after seeing wall to wall free world wide wally Sep 2016 #10