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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP attack ads do Obama’s Job for him, says legendary ad man and devout Republican
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/20/gop-attack-ads-do-obama-s-job-for-him-says-jerry-della-femina.htmlGOP Attack Ads Do Obamas Job for Him, Says Jerry Della Femina
Jan 20, 2012 5:08 PM EST
Veteran advertising executive Jerry Della Femina talks about how the Republican Party is destroying itself in a merciless ad war in which the candidates eviscerate each othernot the president.
Over the past week, the probability of being in South Carolina and not seeing a Republican political ad was pretty low. Counterintuitively, its a fact that Jerry Della Feminalegendary ad man and devout Republicanfinds sad. snip
Obama couldnt hurt these guys anywhere near as much as theyre hurting each other, he said lugubriously. Theyre basically doing his job. They will eventually get him reelected.
I remember when the Democrats were running against each otherHillary Clinton, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Barack Obamathey didnt do this. They didnt have this kind of advertising against each other. What it says isand I say this as a Republicanis that Democrats are smarter than Republicans when it comes to getting elected.
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GOP attack ads do Obama’s Job for him, says legendary ad man and devout Republican (Original Post)
NNN0LHI
Jan 2012
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The job they are doing best for him, is the squandering of their resources.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Jan 2012
#3
CatholicEdHead
(9,740 posts)1. They are letting the crazies take themselves out
in a circular firing squad. Each one will be discredited in the GOP's eyes so the party can put someone fresh (and electable in their eyes) for 2016.
elleng
(131,063 posts)2. 'Democrats are smarter than Republicans when it comes to getting elected.”
That's all, folks!
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
(307 posts)3. The job they are doing best for him, is the squandering of their resources.
BumRushDaShow
(129,339 posts)4. "...lugubriously"
Stinky The Clown
(67,817 posts)5. K&R for using the word "lugubriously" in a sentence.
sakabatou
(42,170 posts)6. This was more or less bound to happen
jwirr
(39,215 posts)7. It isn't just the attack ads. When you think of all the stupid things the candidates themselves have
said - we are going to have fun in this election.