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Matt Gibson's avatar

You're right Tim, it's a great ad. Shame that great ads mean nothing when your country has no hope of the midterms being 'free & fair'. You think the normalisation push of militarised streets in cities is about crime? If you believe that I'm surprised you don't buy Trump merch 🤣.

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Peter Paul Santa Ana's avatar

If she doesn’t win after such a superb ad, my faith in Americans will continue to wane. I took an oath to a piece of paper written by men who did not look like me, however gave all of us a chance to realize our true prosperity. MOFOs have been plotting to subvert it ever since…I say, “F that!!”

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Steven Gold's avatar

I think it's clear that those Ds who are demanding the party go hard left because of Mondami's popularity in NYC are just looking for a cookie cutter solution. Each race needs to be evaluated for what message and candidates suit that electorate. In some cases it may be correct to go hard left but in most cases centrist candidates who understand their voters and can do strong bread and butter messaging are more likely to be successful.

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Patricia Pustell's avatar

You are the best ! I always learn from what you present but this was enjoyable and entertaining. Thank you for caring so much that you find information that really helps the cause. Really great job .

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Amy Cohen's avatar

This is Sherrod Brown

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Ali's avatar

Can y'all please look at Hallie Scoffner in Arkansas? She's running to unseat Tom Cotton as a generational farmer. She's smart and sharp and could use the amplification.

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Jeff Walker's avatar

Hey Tim thanks for bringing this to our attention. Love the spot. It was nice to hear something was going right somewhere.

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Dan Michael's avatar

ParaOlympian (basketball) Josh Turek running for Senate in Iowa has a story - door to door campaigning in his wheel chair. Positive, strong hardworking guy. Saw him on Jon Testers podcast.

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HistProf's avatar

He also had a killer campaign opening ad.

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Dan Michael's avatar

100% agree!

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Cheryl Fike's avatar

She seems normal! She comes off like she’s living the same life the rest of us live. Like maybe she cleans her own toilets and knows the balance in her checking account two days before payday. I may not agree with AOC on many things but she’s the only one I’ve heard explain the actual logistical ridiculousness of the “no tax on tips” thing the R’s are trying to hype in that big ugly bill. In the same way, this ad very simply, and in plain spoken English, puts her opponent’s hypocrisy and ineffectiveness on display and shows herself in stark contrast. More of this, please. I hope the DNC is taking notes!

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Robin Held's avatar

This is what we need more of!!! I had the exact same reaction Tim! Gave me goosebumps! I wish I lived in PA so I could vote for her!

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Dwight Homer's avatar

Outstanding example of an approach to winning in ‘26! Thanks Tim for this alert. Wonderful model for moving forward with model issues with a candidate who embodies a powerful solution.

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dean apostol's avatar

It's weird that Democrats are losing the so-called "working class." The party that has always been pro union, pro higher wages, pro health care for all, pro public schools and affordable college (for working class kids), pro clean air and water, pro transportation funding, pro tax the rich, finds itself having to talk the working class away from a spoiled billionaire who lives in a palace with a golf course? WTF? How did this even happen?

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Liz B's avatar

People don't care about issues and results anymore. They vote for the person who best baits their rage. Insulting women and minorities has been a big winner for Trump and the GOP.

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dean apostol's avatar

Yeah but why? That should be a fringe proposition. Not mainstream. A bunch of weirdos with podcasts about maybe Hitler wasn't so bad? That's the competition?

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Liz B's avatar

Ever since Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch crawled out of the post-Fairness Doctrine ooze, working class men (and women) have imbibed a steady diet of feminazis, commies, and minorities coming after them. With Trump, Me Too, BLM, it all hit the tipping point. Trump isn't bound by the truth--he spouts lies and the press doesn't push back at all. We are living through a period where hatred and audacity rule. Can Democrats overcome this? It's going to be a hard slog.

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dean apostol's avatar

I wouldn't say the press doesn't push back. They fact checked Trump all along the say. He didn't care. His supporters didn't care. We can't force the knuckleheads to care.

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Dextersmom's avatar

Tim can you take a meeting with that KenMartin DNC weenie, and tell him your idea of branding Dem candidates as “Outsider reformers who can shake things up”, please. I know…he’s a lost cause. Must be someone in leadership who will listen.

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Dextersmom's avatar

PlaTner, not Planter.

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Chana L's avatar

Great ad! Someone to watch for sure and that dems could learn from. Fingers crossed.

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Camille Hersh's avatar

Would love to see Tim get Paige on his The Bulwark podcast!

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