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turbinetree

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Sat Jan 18, 2020, 12:19 PM Jan 2020

Dark money ads show same phony constituent complaining about 11 different Democrats

By Josh Israel -January 17, 2020 4:11 PM

The American Action Network found one person who is upset about impeachment and presented her as a voter from eight different states.

A new ad being run by the pro-GOP dark-money American Action Network features a woman named "Stacy," billed as mom, wife, and teacher who is disappointed that her congresswoman, Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), voted to impeach Donald Trump. Virtually identical ads being run in at least 10 other congressional districts feature the exact same woman presented as a constituent of other House Democrats.

In each of the spots, "Stacy" implies that she is a disappointed citizen from that lawmaker's House district. "Around here, we focus on what matters," she says, adding, "I just wish that [lawmaker's name] would let us decide the elections and get to work on the issues that matter."

The spots are part of the group's $2.5 million ad campaign aimed at punishing Democratic lawmakers who represent districts that voted for Trump in 2016 and voted to impeach him last month.

https://americanindependent.com/american-action-network-ads-11-house-democrats-stacy-impeachment-donald-trump-aan/

Norm Coleman......................is full of shit...................you will never be a Paul Wellstone

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Voter fraud keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #1
This dark money shit needs to be stopped if we are to have any long term hope. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #2
Exactly. Read Jane Mayer's book, Dark Money. Scary stuff and growing fast. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #3

Midnight Writer

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3. Exactly. Read Jane Mayer's book, Dark Money. Scary stuff and growing fast.
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jan 2020

Our Supreme Court has removed every impediment for the oligarchs and corporations to take over our government.

It's like a runaway train. We all know how competitive these people are. If one of them owns a Congressman, they all want one of their own.

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