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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
The media blitz on how horrible the ad is only plays into this:  I read lots of coverage about the ad before seeing it, and I thought that it was going to be a catastrophe.  When I watched it, I thought it was cheeky but kind of clever.  The take-away message: Cain's a lot more clever than you think and than the media is telling you.  Viral, name recognition, made a lot of people smile.  A net positive.  In 15 years we will look back on this ad as a significant milestone in how political candidates use the internet.  
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This is the other side of the coin which I freely admit could exist. It is possible that Cain is smarter than the political insiders, smarter than the media, and smarter than me. If that is the case, you will be proven correct and, in the future, this will be considered a brilliant ad. I've noticed that since I posted, coverage of the ad -- or indeed coverage of Cain at all -- has disappeared. Last night's news was all about Romney and Perry. Why they are covering Perry at 2% in national polls and not Cain who is at about 25% is a mystery (not really).

Just to reiterate, however. I think the ad is pretty bad. But, I don't think it deserves the attention and ridicule it has gotten. I think the ad is being seized upon by the "serious people" to marginalize Cain just as Howard Dean was previously marginalized by "serious people". But, maybe Cain will overcome what Dean didn't. 
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Oh, I didn't mean to imply that Cain will win.  He won't.  I just think it was a pretty good ad.  [/quote]

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