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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:16 PM
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"I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message..."
The fact that * will have to say this at the end of every negative ad against Kerry or Edwards may expose this attacks for the cheap shots that they are. Didn't the "I approve this message" thing help to hurt Gephardt in Iowa when he ran negative ad against Dean?
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ALago1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:18 PM
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1. He may be able to skirt around that...
...by having other interest groups take care of the negative attack ads, while he personally does the "positive" ones.
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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:19 PM
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2. That's true
But that means most of his war chest won't be spent attacking Edwards or Kerry.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:20 PM
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3. Not with his campaign money

and it's looking like we will be able to match the Repugs in 527 money...
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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:26 PM
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4. At least we have those covered
It negates the arugement to nominate someone who's not limited by matching funds.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:44 PM
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6. No, it doesn't negate that argument.


There are many activities that 527's can't do.

They have their 527's, we have ours.

They have their massive campaign warchest, and we need one as well.


Or to use a metaphor, they have two howitzers, we can't battle them with one howitzer and a pop gun.

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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:41 PM
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5. I hope there's a way to make that tricky
Perhaps he can be asked the question - "Mr. President, do you approve of the negative ads? If not, do you now denounce them and demand that they stop immediately?"
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