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scheming daemons

(25,487 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 02:40 AM Feb 2020

Ads that show Trump being an idiot work better than ads showing him to be evil [View all]

Even though both are effective.... I think ads that show him being incredibly stupid work much better.

Laughter is contagious. When someone becomes a laughingstock, it is much harder for them to recover.

Portray someone as evil, and their supporters double down and get even more defensive.

But portray them as idiots, and people get embarrassed to support them.

Mockery works. Especially against an ego like Trump's.

Keep spending that moolah, Mike Bloomberg.

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Ads that show Trump being an idiot work better than ads showing him to be evil [View all] scheming daemons Feb 2020 OP

To some degree that is sad, because it implies that Americans DGAF about immoral behavior... RockRaven Feb 2020 #1

I agree! bobGandolf Feb 2020 #2

Oh my gosh I think you are SO right renate Feb 2020 #3

Unless they're idiots too and can't recognise it. meadowlander Feb 2020 #10

Hard to not do both in the same ad... pbmus Feb 2020 #4

Evil ads don't work because his supporters are people who want to harm or punish others. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #5

For Trumplodytes, evil is a feature, not a bug... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #8

Bingo! patricia92243 Feb 2020 #13

And they identify with evil--thought, word and deed. sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #11

Bill Maher ran a fake ad on his show with the BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #6

YES! safeinOhio Feb 2020 #7

Have to disagree. I believe ads showing Trump a liar would be most effective...... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #9

+10 Duppers Feb 2020 #12

A bit of both. Or, show an ad where he harms programs and then jokes about harming people. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #14