Maybe the Dean/Ossama ad will be good for Dean

[BertrandL]

If Dean wins the nomination (which seems likely) this sort of ad will be run by the Bush campaign. Since it's being run now, that may blunt the effect. It will seem like a recycled attack that's already been successfully defended. It would be like Democrats running attack ads about Bush's oil ties. Old news.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

1. It ALREADY seems like a recycled attack

[slinkerwink]

3. I'd tend to agree with you, but this is DU

[creativelcro]

8. That ad plays too explicitly on people's fears

to be effective. I'd say it was done by dilectants. To be done effectively it has to make you think about those issues without saying anything about them directly. Essentially, planting the seeds that your reasoning machine uses to automatically infer what you want people to infer. I think this ad is gonna flop big.

[farmbo]

2. The Olde Democrats can't even put together a decent attack Ad!

This one's ripped off from Ralph Reed's Saxby Chambliss ad in the 2002 Georgia campaign.

They seem pathetic in their death throws.

:grr:

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

9. As Melissa Rivers would say

"That attack is SOOOOooooo 13 months ago!"

[Demobrat]

4. This could backfire too.

If word about who's behind it gets into the press, it could end up making Gephardt and Kerry look worse than Dean.

[MercutioATC]

5. I sent them an e-mail...they're only 2 suburbs over from me...

...maybe I'll go over and express my dissatisfaction in person...

[creativelcro]

6. you should, if you can. Thanks. I e-mailed them too.

[eileen_d]

7. It already has been good for Dean.

Exhibit A: Le Bat.
http://blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/002665.html

I don't even understand why people are complaining about it anymore. I think some people are addicted to outrage.

Edit: Am I being insensitive? Maybe.

[rucky]

10. Gimme some of that TEFLON!

[Walt Starr]

11. Doubtful

This ad benefits Clark most of all.

Dean will have to expend funds and energy to fight the ad, which in the end I expect him to beat off handily.

It burns me up, though.

:mad:

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

12. How does it benefit Clark?