Defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box.
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Personally, I don't see this getting a ton of headway unless they get some Republican officials behind it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
(06-22-2020, 03:10 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Anyone heard of this? I found out about it because I follow several of the advisors on social media and thought some folks might lik eit.
When I first saw the title, I was thinking that maybe the OP was going to restore a '66 Convertible with the suicide doors. But alas, just another P&R thread..
Volson is meh, but I like him, and he has far exceeded my expectations
(06-22-2020, 06:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: When I first saw the title, I was thinking that maybe the OP was going to restore a '66 Convertible with the suicide doors. But alas, just another P&R thread..
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Trump has so many unapologetically cruel soundbytes that I feel this commercial went easy on him, if anything.
But overall the strategy of showing Trump being um different from other presidents people voting now would find palatable is a good one.
And yes I realize you could put Reagan joking about bombing Russian civilians, Bush claiming that his drinking buddy is doing a heckuva job while people die on his watch and Obama making fun of the special Olympics next to a clip of Trump saying something that isn't heinous if such a thing exists.
(06-25-2020, 11:04 AM)Nately120 Wrote: And yes I realize you could put Reagan joking about bombing Russian civilians, Bush claiming that his drinking buddy is doing a heckuva job while people die on his watch and Obama making fun of the special Olympics next to a clip of Trump saying something that isn't heinous if such a thing exists.
Obama's special Olympics gaff and Reagan's joke were not policy positions and insults proudly brayed before the public and then doubled down on or denied.
Find a clip of Obama deliberately mocking a special Olympics kid at a public rally or Reagan insisting he would rain nukes on the USSR and you have a Trump-level comparison.
The mass of Trump gaffs and public insults from one year trumps anything we could compile from 24 years of Reagan, Bush and Obama combined.
That's no secret though. I'd like to see more soundbites of Trump bad decisions--e.g., with COVID and Iran and Saudi Arabia and Putin.
These comparative ads won't affect Trump's base, but I hope rubbing our nose in the difference will move enough independents in the right direction.
(06-25-2020, 11:51 PM)Dill Wrote: Obama's special Olympics gaff and Reagan's joke were not policy positions and insults proudly brayed before the public and then doubled down on or denied.
Find a clip of Obama deliberately mocking a special Olympics kid at a public rally or Reagan insisting he would rain nukes on the USSR and you have a Trump-level comparison.
The mass of Trump gaffs and public insults from one year trumps anything we could compile from 24 years of Reagan, Bush and Obama combined.
That's no secret though. I'd like to see more soundbites of Trump bad decisions--e.g., with COVID and Iran and Saudi Arabia and Putin.
These comparative ads won't affect Trump's base, but I hope rubbing our nose in the difference will move enough independents in the right direction.
I agree, but I also can't compliment any president of my lifetime without ripping them a bit. I'm naaaasty.
Apparently, there is another organization where Tim Miller and Bill Kristol are involved in something similar. https://rvat.org/
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
Trump tweeting a white power video is a little on the nose, but the rules simply dont apply for him. If he's worried he's going to lose the election I picture a desperation photo of him in blackface being released ala Dukakis in the tank and Kerry hunting.
The new Lincoln Project ad is savage... Most of them are, but this one hits pretty hard. It focuses on Covid 19, the elderly, and reopening. I don't wanna ruin it for those who've not seen it.
I'm gonna break every record they've got. I'm tellin' you right now. I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but it's goin' to get done.
(06-29-2020, 12:34 AM)jason Wrote: The new Lincoln Project ad is savage... Most of them are, but this one hits pretty hard. It focuses on Covid 19, the elderly, and reopening. I don't wanna ruin it for those who've not seen it.
It's amazing how simple an ad can be so brutal. Rick Wilson has a big hand in those ads, I have no doubt. He is notoriously savage.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
(06-29-2020, 08:22 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: It's amazing how simple an ad can be so brutal. Rick Wilson has a big hand in those ads, I have no doubt. He is notoriously savage.
Wilson is definitely involved.
Also, they are working.
On Fox News, Club for Growth ran an ad targeting the never-Trump PAC, The Lincoln Project.
Not sure I remember another instance of a PAC targeting another PAC like that before.
(06-29-2020, 12:34 AM)jason Wrote: The new Lincoln Project ad is savage... Most of them are, but this one hits pretty hard. It focuses on Covid 19, the elderly, and reopening. I don't wanna ruin it for those who've not seen it.
A veterans group has an even more savage ad about Trumps failure to protect.
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