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Attack Ads 101

By The Daily Dish
Apr 15 2008, 8:29 AM ET

Advertising Age gives Clinton some pointers on her latest ad:

Hillary, you're in a fight for your political life and you're going to feature some whiney-sounding people on the street. "Wanh-wanh-wanh, Barack hurt my feelings!" Just as Americans don't want to be painted as bitter losers, they don't want to be painted as helpless victims. You should have gone with barely-controlled outrage. 



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