Boehner Plays Central Role in Democratic Ad

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Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — Democrats are again stepping up their effort to elevate Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio into a symbol of the Republican Party virtually equivalent to the elephant. And in doing so, they are executing a strategy intended to do more than just provide President Obama and his party with a convenient punching bag.

The Democratic National Committee is weighing in with a new anti-Boehner advertisement scheduled to begin running Tuesday on cable television, and Mr. Obama again singled him out as a voice of opposition Monday in an appearance in Virginia.

Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Monday that “voters deserve to know more about John Boehner and what Republicans plan to do if given the opportunity.”

But the Democratic effort goes beyond introducing Mr. Boehner to a public mostly unfamiliar with a man who has been in and out of the House Republican leadership over the last 16 years. Democratic officials say the Boehner offensive is a calculated, multitiered plan put in place to achieve several objectives.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/us/politics/14boehner.html

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Speaker Boehner says, 'Hey, whatever gets my face out there. They should use this photo.'

[Alcibiades]

1. This works

The congressional GOP has any folks left who buy what they are selling only to the extent that you don't present them with the actual personages in the GOP leadership.

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2. Maybe an orange elephant can be the Republicans' new symbol.

Kind of merge the two together?

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3. "'Hey, whatever gets my face out there. They should use this photo."

Or these...

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4. ad needs to focus on Boehner's meeting with Wall St. execs

repugs need to know who they're supporting as well as Dems need to know who they're up against