Comments on: Kos in Ned Lamont Senate Ads

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 20 May 2006 02:46:46 +0000

Anyone can back a winning candidate... The entire point is to help fund the ones who aren't top tier and getting the help they need.. The long shot candidates. If you look at money raised they are quite successful.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sat, 20 May 2006 01:41:00 +0000

And whats with this snarky talking point about Kos being 0 for 18? Sounds again like envy for the popularity of his blog.

Why would I be envious of someone who can never manage to back a winning candidate?

By: Tano

Tano — Fri, 19 May 2006 18:40:47 +0000

McGehee,

Huh? As I said - it is trying to give the impression of popular support - I didn't say it demonstrated popular support. Its an ad, y'know...

And whats with this snarky talking point about Kos being 0 for 18? Sounds again like envy for the popularity of his blog. He is, obviously, one who supports candidates that are not established, mainstream candidates. By definition that means they are long-shots. Thats what one does if one is trying to build a movement. How many losing candidates did the hard right support before they started winning?

By: McGehee

McGehee — Fri, 19 May 2006 16:30:33 +0000

...popular support for the candidate.

Okay, I was merely enjoying the "I'm trying to convince myself" flavor of Tano's comment until I came to this part. "Popular support" from Markos "0 for 18" Zuniga. Gotta love it.

By: Tano

Tano — Fri, 19 May 2006 16:08:11 +0000

I think the RW response to the ad is totally hilarious. It is so transparant. Anyone can see that the ad is totally innocuous - its actually kind of fun. Of course it doesnt say much, but just tries to give an impression of enthusiasm and popular support for the candidate. In the grand scheme of things, it is just a nice little ad, especially nice because it is sunny and positive.

But the RW seizes on the chance to get in a few envy-driven shots at Kos, and so we hear all these loopy, over-the-top comments - "most surreal ad" etc. Dont these people realize that readers are not stupid - that we can easily figure out what they are up to?

Or maybe the RW is deeply offended by this, because the ad utterly fails to live up to their notion of what a political ad should be - a nasty, dishonest swiftboaty hit job?

By: Ceteris Paribus

Ceteris Paribus — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

de mi-second mandat depuis 1945 (un argument déjà démonté par Kevin Drum). 03H15 : l'irrésistible force du Joementum ruine mes (maigres) espoirs d'un 3 sur 3. Il faut dire que Ned Lamont était tout sauf un candidat exceptionnel (et ses pubs TV étaient vraiment pitoyables). Pendant ce temps-là, Jim Webb a repris une très courte avance sur George Allen en Virginie. Je sens qu'on va attendre longtemps pour avoir le résultat définitif de cette élection-là.

By: Old War Dogs

Old War Dogs — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

rightfully gloats over last night’s victory by Ned Lamont over Joe Lieberman. While it has seemed inevitable for a few weeks now, it wasn’t long ago that it seemed unthinkable. Indeed, many of us were chuckling over Kos’ appearance in a Lamont television ad and making fun of the netroots for whooping over forcing a primary when Lieberman won 1,004 of the 1,509 votes cast at the state convention, while Lamont won 505. Kos says, “This is what people-power looks like, and it is changing the face of

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Spam filter software guide — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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