By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/

Many Americans have heard of the Daisy Ad.

Most politics buffs probably watched this ad at one time or another. And after it was over, they may have wondered – how in the world was the daisy ad so effective?

By modern standards, it seems both outdated and completely transparent. The implication is most unsubtle: voting for Senator Barry Goldwater will bring nuclear war. Today’s viewer might find it somewhat ridiculous, even laughable. It would be as if Senator Barack Obama cut an ad implying that Senator John McCain would start World War Three.

Yet the Daisy Ad worked. Mr. Goldwater went on to lose the election by a landslide, partly as a result of said ad. This was because in 1964, believe it or not, many Americans actually worried that Mr. Goldwater might use nuclear weapons.

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It happens every four years. The GOP defies decency and grinds the election into the mud. The saddest thing: it often works. They ruin the most civilized candidates, types like Kerry and Gore by mis-defining them early: Gore as logheaded and "invented the internet" and Kerry as, yes, a war coward.

Now they're seeking to hit the "low information" voters with blatant lies about Obama. But it's not necessarily what we think. --->

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My question for the last night of the convention is:

What do we do now?  If we thought that the ads from McCain were bad, are we really going to wait for them to get their brainstorming going during and after their convention?  Are we going to wait for a repeat of 2004?  I guess my real question is this: Is it time for the democrats to hit hard or do you think that negative ads would only hurt?

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"News Sites Love McCain...."
McCain has a 3 to 1 advantage on MSM sites: ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox!
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HELP ACT, Please. YOU ARE NEEDED! Stop blogging to the converted. Obama is getting slandered with no rebuttals on USA Today! It seems like 10:1  ! So much so that folks are saying "where are the Obama supporters?".
http://www.usatoday.com/politics

Your comment can be one click away from 12 Million plus unique eyeballs a month!
Look for articles with 10 or less comments then you can be seen with the article forever!
McCain dominates on these sites too. It looks like no one supports Obama!
http://cbsnews.com
http://abcnews.com
Stop Blogging to the Converted!

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While I was driving for about eight hours today and hearing more about the awful Georgia/Russia situation and hearing John McCain's super-hawkish reaction to the whole thing, it made me realize that the time may be right for an ultimate October ad that would radically define something very scary about a John McCain presidency.

I'm sure we almost all know about the very first negative campaign ad, one that was supremely effective for Lyndon Johnson:

While the public is by no means eager to drop the ball on national security, it may be perhaps the time to remind everyone what exactly pugnacity and braggadocio can ultimately deliver. McCain's angry, volatile stance towards Russia can mean a renewed Cold War. Granted, it wouldn't take much pushing for Russia to welcome such tactics, but McCain has already made himself a great enemy of Vladimir Putin and would not necessarily have an international community behind him.

I think it is well worth considering this kind of tactic. Obama has been very steadfastly mentioning the importance of nuclear disarmament. This could drive home that point. We want to be safe, that is certain. But so far our war has been "over there". If Russia has good reason to attack us, it could come "over here" in a heartbeat. War can only keep us safe when it isn't happening here. That hasn't happened since Pearl Harbor (I refuse to call 9/11 anything but a criminal act). Let's remind people of that fact.

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