Posted on 08/30/2016 9:53:45 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
This is his second TV spot of the general election campaign but it’s backed by bigger bucks than the first one, on immigration, was. That ad received an initial buy of $4.8 million to air in four key battleground states. This one’s getting $10 million to air in nine battlegrounds, the big three of Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania plus North Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, Virginia, and Colorado. Why Team Trump is wasting money on those last two states, I’m not sure: They’re all but goners and he doesn’t need them to win on his most probable electoral path to 270. Oh well.
This spot is oddly generic. It’s slick, but it would work just as well for any other Republican nominee of the past 30 years. The immigration ad was distinctively Trumpy with references to a rigged system, Syrian refugees flooding in, and so forth. This one borrows the “two Americas” theme used by left-wing class warrior John Edwards in 2008 but ends up being bland Republican boilerplate about cutting taxes and bringing back jobs without emphasizing how Trump’s economic approach differs from his predecessors. He should be all-in on protectionism — scrapping bad trade deals, imposing tariffs in hopes of repatriating jobs, and keeping illegal foreign labor on the other side of the Mexican border. The fact that he’s spooning out the usual Republican oatmeal makes me think he’s worried that his economic approach, which his blue-collar fans love so much, is hurting him with the white college grads and suburbanites he needs to win back from Hillary in order to have a fighting chance this fall. That’s something to watch for in the coming weeks: His slide towards amnesty has gotten all sorts of press but is he “moderating” on protectionism too? You would think, with Kellyanne Conway and other Trumpers talking about the “silent majority” of disaffected Trump fans out there, that he’d want to double down on how he’s going to protect middle- and lower-class jobs to get those people motivated to vote. Maybe Trump has come around to the idea it’s traditional Republican voters or bust if he wants to win. That seems like a better bet than, ahem, “undercover Trump voters” are.
Speaking of basic economic pitches, Byron York asks a great question. Why isn’t Trump hammering Clinton over ObamaCare with new reports trickling out every day about insurers fleeing the exchanges? If he’s looking to bring traditional Republicans back into his fold, that’s an easy pander. And yet, here’s what he was screwing around with on Twitter this morning:
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Why focus on an Obama-created disaster in the making for American health care when you can call Hillary a dummy?
Here’s the ad, followed by a waste of money by anti-Trump Republicans who are running an ad of their own in swing states.
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I take anything Allahpundit writes with a major grain of salt. He has been a total Trump hater from the beginning of this election season. He and Ed basically ruined HotAir as a conservative site.
Is there a Youtube for us not wanting to have Adobe Flash?
Good add !
Thank you!
This ad is GREAT. In 30 seconds, it shows a clear contrast between hillary's America and Trump's America.
What time is Trump’s speech tomorrow?
Simple meat and potatoes good.
I like the compare and contrast. Negative Hillary - Positive Trump. Pain with Hillary - Relief with Trump.
I’ve seen this ad before, I don’t think it’s new, just the ad buy is new. I think it’s been on the internet for awhile.
Salem Witch Media ruined ALL the sites they bought...by design.
Tonight (Tuesday) 7PM PT Everett, WA
Tomorrow (Wednesday 8/31) 6PM PDT; Pheonix AZ. The immigration speech.
Allahpundit usually matches his name. What would allah say?
Is that Bruce McGill (D-Day from Animal House, Korsak on Rizzoli) doing the voiceover?
It’s full of vague generalities. I like it.
If Hillary wins she will give Amnesty to all 40 million illegals by executive order and allow all of these to bring in 100 million more of their “relatives” more Mexicans, Muslims , Somalis, Syrians , more immigrants etc.,basically 100 to 200 million 3rd world socialists and Muslims to immigrate live and take over the USA
Trump will stop Muslim immigration and illegal immigration and build the wall
Trump said China has perpetrated the greatest theft in history against the USA and I agree. Here below in the video Trump says that and explains how and Trump also says China has been waging economic war against the USA. Every American needs to see this video on the link:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/17/trump_im_so_happy_china_is_upset_with_me.html
Trump speaking from the video:
Trump:”You have to look at my answer. My response to China. Because it is what someone has to say. Because we can’t continue to get ripped off like we’re being ripped off. You’ve got to look at it.
And it is not war. I’m not talking about war. But they have waged economic war against us.
What China has done —we have rebuilt China, so I hope you’re all happy with that— In the meantime you can’t get funding for your schools on Staten Island, or for your roads, which have potholes, I hate to say.
So Just so you understand, we have rebuilt China. They have bridges going up, they have railroads like you’ve never seen. We have the old Long Island railroad... like we’re a third world country, folks.
They have trains that go 250 MPH, we have old stuff. So here’s the story, what China has done to us —they are only one country, I hate to use them, but they are the biggest abuser— they abuse us beyond belief.
And I’m not angry about China, in fact I respect them, I made a lot of money with China... I’m not angry at China, I’m angry at our leaders for being so incompetent that they allow it to happen.
And I said this as part of my response to the Wall Street Journal when they just called.
I said, in the history of the world, this is the greatest theft ever perpetrated by anyone or any country, what China has done to us.
It is the greatest single theft. They have taken our jobs, they have taken our money, I mean I see the empty buildings all over Staten Island... I see them all over... Really really sad. That’s not going to happen anymore with me...
The truth is, we have all the cards.” end of Trump quote but there’s more on the video
Short sweet, good visual’s. Should be effective.
Excellent visual, especially letting America see that gigantic rally crowd.
I think it was pretty mundane and didn’t hit Hilary hard enough.
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