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Sneak Peek At Samiyah Diaz’s Cable TV Ad

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Check it out.  Is this the first cable TV ad for a state legislative race this year?
  http://www.samiyah4s…

In the interests of continuing disclosure, I remain a Samiyah Diaz supporter and a Sonia Chang Diaz fan.

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  1. Interesting.  Takes advantage of all the South End barred windows to say “why are the families behind bars?” 

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    What was your reaction, Amicus? 

  2. What this ad says to me is that she wants to play on fear as a campaign message.  It’s not talking about crime, specifically – it’s the way she’s doing it in this ad.  Then add the fact that it’s 100% emotion and 0% substance (as opposed to a more sensible 80/20 mix), and what I see from this ad is that she is running like a Republican, even if she is also seeking the Democratic nomination.

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    If I lived in the district and were undecided, this ad would make me recoil, and put her at the bottom of my list.  I’m probably not her target, so that may not mean much.

    • It’s obvious that a poll was done and crime came out on top.  She’s about as animated as Ben Stein so I’d say it’s a bad ad.  But when all is said and done she’s probably a better candidate.  I doubt the ad will have much influence.

      • did she say:

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        In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?… the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?… raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. “Voodoo” economics.”

    • beyond that you’d never consider an “R”… i’m also assuming without of course knowing that your district has fewer shootings and perhaps the issue overall doesn’t resonate with you that much….i think it might be effective with some voters there.  there IS fear there. 

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      where’s the line b/w “playing on” it and acknowleging that the fear is valid emotional response to a spree of shootings? 

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      agreed – 80/20 mix might be more sensible.  zero beef.  i like beef. 

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      still, we’re talking about a cable ad with tiny tiny buy, trying to get 2000 people to remember her name, not going to get the 8 “impressions” or whatever that a normal buy vies for. 

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      don’t you think it’s a decent idea to keep it 100% something, anything, in that situation? 

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