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TEFLON DON? DeSantis-Linked Anti-Trump PAC Admits Attack Ads Have Failed
The National Pulse ^ | October 3, 2023

Posted on 10/04/2023 7:29:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

‘Win It Back PAC’ – directly linked to the RINO Republican-led Club for Growth – has been forced into a humiliating admission that its multi-million dollar summer campaign to undermine former President Donald Trump has been a complete failure, with some commercials even backfiring and leading to more support for the 45th President.

The group – which favors Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – announced the multi-million dollar ad spend in July, and has blown through a whopping $6m+ in donor cash since. A new memo – embedded in the Editor’s Notes below – reveals:

– The group produced over 40 ads tested in focus groups;

– All attempts to undermine [Trump’s] conservative credentials were ineffective;

– Ant-Trump ads backfired or produced no impact on ballot support or favorability;

The group tried to save face by claiming some ads did shift some people in Iowa away from Trump, though the methodology of their claims is questionable: the group used non-ad markets as a “control group” while using more left-leaning counties for their ads.

The group also used WPA Intelligence for its polling, a firm run by DeSantis-backer Chris Wilson, who was fired and sued by his former employer theft and fraud. DeSantis’s wife Casey (aka Jill) has previously done PR for the Club for Growth.


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KEYWORDS: desantis; trump

1 posted on 10/04/2023 7:29:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

Another post-and-run

That seems to be all you do these days


2 posted on 10/04/2023 7:33:03 AM PDT by digger48
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To: digger48
Another post-and-run

That seems to be all you do these days


I literally just posted this less than 5 minutes ago.

What do you expect?

A long-winded thesis and constant documentary?

Sheesh!
3 posted on 10/04/2023 7:34:49 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Ronnie is circling the Toiler bowl. McCarthy got flushed.


4 posted on 10/04/2023 7:38:33 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: digger48

Don’t blame the messenger. Blame Ronnie for his poorly run campaign.


5 posted on 10/04/2023 7:40:53 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: SoConPubbie

You don’t even get the time to seek out the toilet now. Hah hah

I guess you could answer comments while sitting there.


6 posted on 10/04/2023 7:41:17 AM PDT by dforest
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To: dforest

👍🤣👍


7 posted on 10/04/2023 7:46:45 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Once again, it has been proven that the very existence of a PAC is to poop all over the individual voters’ desires and wishes expressed in their vote.


8 posted on 10/04/2023 7:49:00 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: SoConPubbie

They might want to consider saving their money from the Primaries and SUPPORTING TRUMP in November, but then again, do they have anything in common with their voters.


9 posted on 10/04/2023 7:50:13 AM PDT by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: SoConPubbie

Just like many of the GOP, if they bothered to listen to voters, they could save themselves lots of time and $$$.


10 posted on 10/04/2023 7:58:05 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: SoConPubbie

Howz about going after democrats for a change?


11 posted on 10/04/2023 8:09:20 AM PDT by digger48
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To: SoConPubbie

Even Trump’s less than conservative actions are easily made up for by his conservative ones. One problem with attack ads is that if the target simply attacks back they lose their sting. Never react. Only attack.


12 posted on 10/04/2023 8:09:57 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: SoConPubbie

Thanks for taking time to find and post articles for those interested to discuss.

It’s a thankless task, but without it, we wouldn’t have anything on FR to discuss.

...like Daddy always said, “Those articles aren’t gonna post themselves kids!”


13 posted on 10/04/2023 8:19:40 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: digger48
Howz about going after democrats for a change?

Club for Growth and other RINOs are democrats...

14 posted on 10/04/2023 8:20:44 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: SoConPubbie

I question the “DeS linked ads”. Linked? REally? How?

I’d be willing to bet that all of these are funded and done by supporters of BeijingBiden — to drive a wedge amongst the conservatives.
The commie trash are awash in $$$. The money laundering by Ukraine is bringing back hundreds of millions for political use — like BLM was used to fund such hatred.

It is kinda like a hit interview wherein the interviewer (hack) starts with: “People are saying.....”. Halt, full stop. Immediately ask: “Which people? Name them”
If the interviewer refuses you know (and have shown) they know nothing and are, at best, a paid mouthpiece of hatred. Walk away.
Quit playing their game.


15 posted on 10/04/2023 8:23:54 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: digger48

Nothing prevents you from posting articles of Conservative Authors trashing Biden. Once again, don’t blame the messenger. Blame the poorly run Meatball
Campaign.


16 posted on 10/04/2023 8:45:57 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: digger48

In only 3 minutes 17 seconds after the thread was posted you thought there should be much, much more??


17 posted on 10/04/2023 8:47:43 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: tennmountainman

My ability to post articles from my tablet constrains me


18 posted on 10/04/2023 11:05:51 AM PDT by digger48
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To: BobL

Most thinking Americans know Trump got (and is getting) a raw deal. Even if you didn’t like the way Trump talks or the TV show he had—they see this witch hunt trial as BS. A Vote for Trump is a vote to stick it to the Corruption in the land.


19 posted on 10/04/2023 11:22:01 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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