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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 07:41 PM
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A Rip Your Face Off Election
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2010/8/20/9151/86061

A Rip Your Face Off Election

by BooMan
Fri Aug 20th, 2010


This has the benefit of being true:

"This is a 'rip your opponent's face off' election for us," said one Democratic campaign manager. "It's clear from polling that Americans don't like the policies that got us into this mess and they do not blame Obama for what started it. They blame him for not doing more about it, which they have every right to do. That means we have to make the other choice unbearable. You need money to do that."

Democrats have the money; the DCCC has about twice the cash on hand of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the party is already investing in state and local affiliates. The DCCC's early ad reservation was much bigger than the NRCC's initial buy, announced -- but not yet made -- this week. If they use that money edge not only to make the election a choice, but to make it a choice in which the Republican is an unacceptable option, Democrats will save seats.


A normal citizen, presented with both sides of the argument at equal volume, is not going to find the Republicans' case plausible or attractive. Plus, half of them really are crazy.
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 07:53 PM
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1. Poker is insane, ya know.
Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yOayjt2tGs

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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 08:56 PM
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2. Booman Tribune? - really had to Dig Deep for that bit of optimism
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 09:25 PM
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3. the DCCC has about twice the cash on hand of the National Republican Congressional Committee
Doesn't sound like optimism to me, but fact.

It all depends on how effective their advertising turns out to be-imo.
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Grown2Hate Donating Member (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 11:20 PM
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4. Only problem is that that figure doesn't include the money that the fuggin' Citizens United ruling..
is going to add to the mix (VASTLY on the side of the Pukes). We need to have one HELL of a ground game to counter that.
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