BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Sestak Just Locked PA, Bank On It!

[Beetwasher]

The Sestak campaign put out a new ad today, and it's not quite like any other one I've ever seen.

And it gives the phrase "Friday News Dump" a whole new meaning!

--snip--

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/15/910736/-Sestak-Gives-Friday-News-Dump-A-Whole-New-Meaning-(-PA-Sen-)

[babylonsister]

1. Here, too....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x515291

I hope PA appreciates this as much as you seem to think they will.

[Beetwasher]

2. Bank It, It's Brilliant

Done deal, I'm telling you. Perfectly timed and effective. Done. (Do NOT take this by any means as a message to do anything less that GOTV more than ever in PA, but this ad is a game changer, trust me).

[Sinistrous]

25. So do I.

But Joe has a steep and rocky hill to climb. The loony-Toomeyers are fanatic and numerous.

[compassion now]

63. Gross, too much scat!

I think its a pretty gross ad. Dog p00p, yuck!

[BootinUp]

3. Hee hee, thats great, I need to watch it again.

[msongs]

4. cute ad.....n the wall street journal is critical of him for bailing out banks lol such irony nt

[UTUSN]

5. 3

[DCKit]

6. Great ad. n/t

[femmocrat]

7. I am in PA and this is the first I have seen or heard of this ad.

Maybe it's not playing in Pittsburgh media market yet. I think it's cute and clever.

[Beetwasher]

9. Just Landed Today, It Will Be Everywhere Tomorrow, Watch, AND

There will be tons of free coverage because it's "controversial".

Done deal. Brilliant.

[riderinthestorm]

8. I HATE BLANK LINKS!

Sorry for the caps but could you include SOME info on what a person can expect when they click on your link??

Just posting a link without ANY info at all other than 'SESTAK!!1111!111", isn't helpful. Many people are on dialup, and many are wary of clicking on a link without a LOT of compelling evidence.

Help us out. Please.

[Beetwasher]

11. Fixed, Valid Criticism Noted

n/t

[Curmudgeoness]

10. It's always smart to pull out a puppy! Don't see that in political ads

often. I love it, and I so hope you are right. As a PA resident, I have stood behind Sestak from the beginning---I think he is great. And then again, the alternative terrifies me. I cannot even believe there are people who are supporting Toomey.

[AnnieBW]

45. No, it's not.

Michael Steele did it here in Maryland, claiming that his opponent (Ben Cardin) would go so negative on Steele that he'd claim that he hated puppies. Including a shot with his Boston Terrier. Cardin didn't need to go negative on Steele. Steele opened his mouth, and the voters of Maryland stopped laughing long enough to vote for Cardin.

[Curmudgeoness]

49. LOL, glad he lost. But I doubt that the puppies ad was what hurt him.

OK, it didn't turn things around for him. I just hold my breath and work to get Sestak in the Senate.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

74. I know that's right. We didn't fall for Steele's shit like he pulled in 2004...

Posing as a Democrat; lying about how black Democratic leaders supported him; he and Ehrlich going to Philly and hiring poor, homeless blacks to campaign in Baltimore, telling voters that Election Day was on a Wednesday; lying about being pelted with Oreo cookies at an NAACP event at Howard University. The list goes on and on. Cardin ran a very respectable campaign. I've been especially proud of him!

[ZombieHorde]

12. Good one. nt

[Scuba]

13. He makes the point.

[jillan]

14. That was EXCELLENT!! haha - perfect analogy!

[Lugnut]

15. I didn't see that one yet.

Joe's team is running some very good ads. That's another one.

[deaniac21]

16. It's OVER!

[eleny]

17. Clever stuff - K&R

[Frustratedlady]

18. I hope Sestak wins. I think he's neat.

[donheld]

19. saved by the Belle

Your lips to God's ears.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. Jesus, God, I hope you're right! n/t

[wisteria]

21. I like it! n/t

[704wipes]

22. Every Dem ought to clone that ad and run it in their race.

Bu$h=DOGSHIT. Gotta love it. Can't deny it.

[BootinUp]

24. Maybe a group ad, starting a fertilizer company?

[BrklynLiberal]

32. That concept has been in the minds of many of us for a long time...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2151501

[bobbolink]

36. I agree, although it should have been said a long time ago. Letting them get ahead on this wasn't

smart.

[mikekohr]

83. BINGO!

[Luciferous]

23. One of the best campaign ads I've ever seen

:)

[opihimoimoi]

26. Sestak leads in Opi's Poll by 8%.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZap4o777g

[Scurrilous]

27. K & R

:thumbsup:

[LiberalAndProud]

28. Make it so. Please, make it so.

. . .GOTV . . .

[pgodbold]

29. Score! nt

[NJmaverick]

30. K&R

[Statistical]

31. It is a good (and funny) ad but I doubt it alone will close an 8 pt gap.

I mean I know the financial crisis was caused by Bush & company but I still don't like the bank bailout.

I have to think a lot of independents/undecideds will see it the same way.

Your "he locked PA" might be premature.

[Beetwasher]

33. recent polls have Sestak ahead

[Codeine]

51. An internal poll. Those are silly.

Sestak has, at the moment, about an 8% chance of winning. Barring an ENORMOUS change, he's as good as gone.

[Beetwasher]

55. nonsense, he was even farther behind in the primary

and won. He will win this.

[Statistical]

53. LOL. A single INTERAL polls shows him ahead. A couple dozen public polls

from nine different polling organizations show him 6 to 11 points behind.

Hardly a lock. There may be an upset, the polls may have gotten it wrong but calling it a LOCK is hyperbole.

[Beetwasher]

56. He'll win, bank it

[Vogon_Glory]

34. I Hope That Belle Does For Sestak What Fala Did For FDR

I haven't watched the video, but I do remember my history. FDR gave a hilarious--and devastating--rebuttal to Republican claims that the Navy sent out a destroyer to retrieve Fala after he'd been left behind during an FDR sea trip. I hope that Belle has the same effect on Sestak's opponent Toomey as Fala had on Thomas Dewey.

:rofl:

:dem:

[blondeatlast]

35. Excellent! nt

[bobbolink]

37. Great ad, and to the point. Wish other Dems would be this clear!

:applause:

[AtomicKitten]

38. That was a great ad. Upbeat and a smile on his face while he dropkicks Toomey.

:thumbsup:

[PCIntern]

39. Mayor Nutter of Philly

had put out an ad with his very-cute-daughter a few days before the election and it just boosted him to success.

His reign, of course, has been another matter entirely...

On edit...the Sestak ad is laugh-out-loud great.

[mzteris]

40. eh -

while I agree with the sentiment -

I bet I'm not the only person who is grossed out by having dog poo visibly waved around - I think it's kind of gross. Implied would have worked much better.

[Bette Noir]

66. Anyone who ever walked a dog can identify with the situation.

I've walked miles, carrying around a bag of poo in one hand, with the other hand holding a couple of leashes. It creates a connection: good ad.

[mzteris]

69. It could have been done in better taste

Like I said, implied is better -

Not a close up shot of the bag with the poo in it flung "in my face" ... it made me feel physically sick - and no, I don't think I'm the only one who was disgusted by that.

He could have gotten the connection, appealed to the same people who LIKE the ad, and NOT offended/grossed out/sickened a percentage - albeit probably small - of those who saw it.

[JohnWxy]

41. Great ADD!!!... all the Dems should use it. I would just change two words...

"I authorize this message because we deserve leaders who solve problems instead of playing politics. "

Change to: "I authorized this message because we deserve leaders who solve problems instead of CREATING THEM."

[bobbolink]

43. That's a very good change of wording. Worthy of a BILLBOARD!

[Enthusiast]

42. Brilliant!

Sestak is a very appealing candidate.

[proud patriot]

44. This is a great ad

:-)

[Liberal_in_LA]

46. hee hee! when he holds up the plastic bag of poo!

[FourScore]

47. Best. Ad. Ever. n/t

[David Zephyr]

48. Brilliant. Don Draper couldn't have created a better ad!

Thanks, Beetwasher! I love the ad! K&R.

[newtothegame]

50. Are the polls showing a lock?

:shrug:

[Codeine]

52. Polls have him well behind, and Nate's giving his opponent a 92% chance of winning.

:(

[Beetwasher]

57. u realize the election is not today don't u?

Nates odds r if the election were held today. U realize that, don't u?

[Beetwasher]

59. Not yet

But this ad is a game changer. This is Sestak's pattern, just like he did it in the primary. He's a helluva closer, just watch.

[disndat]

54. Great ad.

The best I've ever seen. This ad could do it for him. It should get all the animal lovers to the poll. Great ad of Sestak, as well as the adorable Belle.

[DFLforever]

58. It is a great ad and right to the point!

I'm hoping he can pull through in PA.

[nradisic]

60. Love it!

Great fucking ad! When we tell the truth clearly - we win.

[Generic Brad]

61. Cleaning up dog poop wins elections

Even Harvey Milk knew that was a a winning issue a few decades ago.

[TommyO]

62. If I were still in PA, I would be voting for this man! The ad is absolutely perfect.

[Bette Noir]

64. Excellent. Cute dog, too.

[underpants]

65. Toomey = dogsh*t

LOVE IT

[emulatorloo]

67. GOOD AD.

[crazyjoe]

68. brilliant? a senate cadidate with a plastic bag if dog shit in his hand?

ah, ya, we win!! greatest ad ever!! yaa!!

we're fucked.....

[Codeine]

70. Are you kidding? It's a LOCK, I tell ya!

He'll overcome an 8 point deficit in days with his poop-based ad! :sarcasm:

Some folks here are a bit deluded, I'm afraid.

[Beetwasher]

71. you seem very invested in his losing

and very alone in that sentiment.

[Codeine]

73. LOL! Whatever you say, man.

I've love to see the guy win. If he does I'll start a thread publicly apologizing to you for ever doubting. But the dude is almost certainly just too damned far behind.

[Beetwasher]

75. Too Damned Far Behind? You Haven't Been Paying Attention

Obviously.

[Codeine]

76. Like the polls showing him seven points back?

Maybe some crazy-ass unexpected shift will bring things around and we'll pull this one out, but calling Sestak a "lock" is patently ridiculous.

As I said, if he wins I'll start a big ol' DU crow-eating thread quite happily.

[Beetwasher]

84. He Was Farther Behind In The Primary And Came Back

Still two weeks to go, plenty of time and this ad is a game changer. But please, feel free to continue with your doom and gloom. Whatever floats your boat!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

77. Dang, you're an upbeat one, aren't you? You seem hellbent on Sestak loosing.

Why is this?

[Codeine]

78. I want him to win.

How does pointing out that the man is way friggin' behind in the polls mean I want him to lose? And why is declaring him to be a "lock" that we can "bank" on some kind of virtue? :shrug: Self-delusion is not a progressive value.

But as I told the OP, I'll be the first to castigate myself in a crow-eating thread if Sestak wins.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

79. Politics 101: Believe it or not, it's still to early. The game can change in a day,

two days, over a weekend.

Instead of the defeatist attitude, why not help us with GOTV.

I live in MD. But I'm willing to drive to Philly to GOTV for Sestak and/or phone bank.

Do something! You say you want Sestak to win. Work for him to win! Donate $5. Phone bank. Get out and canvass. Do something!!

[Beetwasher]

88. BWAHAHAHAH!!!

PPP: Sestak leading Toomey, 46-45

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/19/911615/-PPP:-Sestak-leading-Toomey,-46-45

"Whatever you say, man."

Yup, whatever I say. :rofl:

[Beetwasher]

72. you obviously don't know much about marketing

but if the idea of sestak losing makes you feel better...

[crazyjoe]

80. ok then, I guess I don't know much about marketing, I digress.

[Beetwasher]

86. Good For You To Admit It!

Now watch Sestak win.

[Phil The Cat]

81. I can see what he is trying to do

Sure, it's funny...But I'd be afraid of associating my name and candidacy with dog doo, even if the attempt is to associate the opponent with it!

I'm sorry to burst baloons, but this has backfire written all over it! I can imagine the slams now: "Sestak's ad is full of crap! Literally!"

I might be wrong, but I believe it's just NOT helpful here! Maybe for the DU audience, but not far beyond us! All we can hope for is Toomey to lower himself in his ads, as opposed to "classing it up" and making Sestak look petty and "dirty"!

[crazyjoe]

82. Maybe Toomey will jump up and down swinging his colostomy bag!! :-)

[Beetwasher]

89. Or Maybe Sestak Will Take The Lead In This Race! ROFL

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/19/911615/-PPP:-Sestak-leading-Toomey,-46-45

[Beetwasher]

85. Nope, You Don't Get It

But that's ok, some people just don't.

[derby378]

87. Cute ad

I won't say it "locked" the Quaker State for Sestak, but it hits on a lot of critical points. And yes, lots of folks love puppies.

[LynneSin]

90. OMG I love it

:rofl: