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Obama Ad - SLAMS - Romney on Killing Jobs at Bain! (Original Post) kpete May 2012 OP
GOOD! nt gateley May 2012 #1
Powerful. Mike Niendorff May 2012 #2
I'm glad to see they aren't coming out timid... Frustratedlady May 2012 #3
Oh they'll raise the hue & cry over this one! JNelson6563 May 2012 #4
Something to Think About erpowers May 2012 #5
More importantly we need this kind of ad approach in Congressional elections. xtraxritical May 2012 #11
Wonderful Piece, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2012 #6
Oh, Snap! Unca Jim May 2012 #7
Bravo! And they did it by telling the plain truth: beac May 2012 #8
Ummmmmm zzaapp May 2012 #9
I love the way the RomneyEconomics site is set up -- very concise points, gateley May 2012 #10
Best political ad I've ever seen. JDPriestly May 2012 #12
Only thing missing is his quote about loving to fire people Thrill May 2012 #13
Hey Mitt... progressoid May 2012 #14
Good ! Get on BRUTAL OFFENSE and STAY THERE ! It's a great ad because: RBInMaine May 2012 #15

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. I'm glad to see they aren't coming out timid...
Mon May 14, 2012, 10:59 AM
May 2012

The more the RW is upset, the more it shows they have been gored. Kerry should have done the same.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
4. Oh they'll raise the hue & cry over this one!
Mon May 14, 2012, 11:09 AM
May 2012

Which will back fire in a big way. Notice how Team Obama is playing things so that when GOP cries victim they only look worse?

Julie

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
5. Something to Think About
Mon May 14, 2012, 12:06 PM
May 2012

It is a good ad. It gives people something to think about. Do you really want your country run like that?

 

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)
11. More importantly we need this kind of ad approach in Congressional elections.
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:32 PM
May 2012
Give the President a Congress that works!

beac

(9,992 posts)
8. Bravo! And they did it by telling the plain truth:
Mon May 14, 2012, 12:14 PM
May 2012

Romney destroyed jobs and has NO IDEA how to create them.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
10. I love the way the RomneyEconomics site is set up -- very concise points,
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:15 PM
May 2012

easy to just click through and get the whole story. They were wise to do it this way instead of a big, long, explanation!

The spot and the site are powerful!

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
12. Best political ad I've ever seen.
Mon May 14, 2012, 04:15 PM
May 2012

People speaking from their hearts about what Romney and his buddies did to them. That is compelling!

On edit -- The Republicans will scream and tear their hair over this one. The fact that the video exists will become the story.

Their screams will do them more harm than the video because the more they scream, the more people will choose to watch and pay attention to the video.

The truth hurts, and this story and these people are the truth

-- and what's most important, they sound and look as true as they are. Everybody in middle America know those people.

Mitt Romney and his Republican friends don't know them and never will.

 

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
15. Good ! Get on BRUTAL OFFENSE and STAY THERE ! It's a great ad because:
Mon May 14, 2012, 07:50 PM
May 2012

It amplifies the narrative that RoMONEY is UNLIKEABLE, UNTRUSTWORTHY, and a HEARTLESS CORPORATE TOADIE. So it is a great sustainable line of attack that they must continue on to election day over and over and over again. It is great because it uses MIDDLE CLASS BLUE COLLAR WHITE MALES who are REAL people and very sincere. This is a constituency with which we need to make futher inroads. The script is great and REAL. The graphics are REAL and very hard-hitting. It makes the viewer angry. These victims look and sound like ANY American we might have in our family. It evokes emotion on a very GUT level.

Very importantly, it destroys RoMONEY's credibility on the economy and reinforces Obama's CREDENTIALS and value differences on their approaches to the economy. The economy is what Mitt is trying to tout as his strong suit. This ATTACKS HIS CREDIBILITY on his number one selling point. IT IS A BRILLIANT AD !

They should make 60-second and 30-second versions and run it EVERYWHERE and ENDLESSLY.

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