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It's an attack, it's negative, but it's reasonably fair. I'm just not sure I totally grasp why the contrasts on the issues have been been wrapped up in this silly debate argument."}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Politics","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/","slug":"politics"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:729","displayName":"Matthew Yglesias","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-yglesias/","biography":{"default":"Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","slug":"matthew-yglesias"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/02/new-clinton-ad/48554/","title":"New Clinton Ad","seoTitle":"New Clinton Ad","dateModified":"2010-05-03T20:03:20Z","datePublished":"2008-02-15T21:13:45Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Politics","__typename":"Channel","slug":"politics"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"New Clinton Ad","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/48554/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/02/new-clinton-ad/48554/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"politics","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["silly debate argument","negative advertising"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"new-clinton-ad","grapeshot":{"segments":["gb_safe","pos_safe_core","pos_safe_strict","gs_politics","shadow9hu7_pos_bofa-kwlist","gs_busfin","gs_busfin_indus","shadow9hu7_pos_lexus_fy23","gs_politics_american","gs_politics_issues_policy","gs_busfin_indus_media","gs_busfin_business_marketing","gs_business_marketing","gs_busfin_business","gs_busfin_indus_advertising","gs_business","gv_death_injury","gt_negative_anger","ukraineinvasion_excl","gt_negative"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}

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