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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
I thought that its not a Bush ad. Wasn't it put out by the Club for Growth?
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Yup -- and it's what the dems have been relying on for their bread and butter as far as their campaign ads go.
As far as the charge someone spouted off about Bush trying to capitalize on Reagan before the corpse is even cold, 2 things:
#1: He's been trying to show himself in the light of Reagan for YEARS now. In fact, as far back as the first election with his appeals to true conservatism (which he hasn't backed up in my opinion) and general way of addressing issues led many from within and outside his campaign to draw parallels to Reagan. It's definitely nothing new.
#2: Have you seen the recent Jean (I think the french spelling of John suits him better, don't y'all?) Kerry ad talking about how America is great? No question -- that's an appeal to people who were enamored with Reagan's portrayal of American society. In my opinion though, imitation is the highest form of praise. They know that Reagan had a message that many Americans loved. And with all the recent rehashing of those glory days, they both want to tap the positive vibes and be associated with the good 'ol days.
I actually think Jean is doing a decent job of playing both sides -- trying to get the warm fuzzy feelings from the Reagan Dems and Moderates while not inciting hatred and fury from his loyal lefties.
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