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TIME: The Anti-Obama Ad Campaign That Never Happened

 

Published 11/25/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

McCain's campaign released ads over the summer that painted Obama as an out-of-touch celebrity. WASHINGTON (Time) – What if the McCain campaign had run ads using footage of Barack Obama dancing with Ellen DeGeneres to show his coziness with celebrity? Or followed up on its Paris Hilton ad with others featuring Donald Trump and Jessica Simpson? [...] (link)

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