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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 11:57 AM
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The ad every dem should have run.
The ad is at the link. I dont know how to embed it. And unfortunately, the one who ran it runs against Cantor and has no chance to win.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_10/026296.php


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For those of you who can't watch clips from your work computers, the ad starts with images of pictures drawn by children, with a voice-over that says, "A little girl who survived cancer, a boy who was born with a heart defect. Recently, it became illegal to reject these children because they had pre-existing conditions.

"Eric Cantor reject this idea. He wants to repeal the new law and allow insurance companies to reject children who've been fighting these battles all of their short lives." The ad closes with Waugh reiterating his commitment to children's health care.

A Democratic source told Ben Smith this morning that the ad "could have been a blueprint for Democrats in other races."

That's entirely right. For all of the contentiousness about the Affordable Care Act, it includes some really popular provisions, which Republicans fought like hell to kill -- and which Republicans have vowed to repeal.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 12:44 PM
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1. you're right
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 12:52 PM
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2. You can only embed videos in the Political Videos forum. eom
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 01:02 PM
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3. Failure to run ads like this make me feel like the Dems
are either afraid, or don't really want to win. They insist on debating Boner and Cantor on the Repukes' terms.
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 02:42 PM
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4. kick for later. eom
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 03:31 PM
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5. There are 435 campaigns at least going on no?
There might be many creative, great ads.

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bindelh Donating Member (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 09:33 PM
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6. Republicans do not care about our children's health
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