I just realized the other day that I can't remember a single one of the Kerry campaign's 2004 ads. I guess I remember a few visuals (one of the ads involved a big bale of hay) but even then I can't remember what the ads were about.
By comparison, 527 ads tend towards the unforgettable. Consider the classic VoteVets ad where the guy pulls out an AK-47, shoots two dummies, reveals the bulletholes in the stomach of the dummy that wasn't wearing body armor, and tells you that George Allen voted against armoring the troops. You remember the feeling in your stomach after you saw that.
Do you want this spring and summer to be all about 527s kicking the Republican nominee silly with hard-hitting ads that would make Bob Shrum's face turn white? And do you want to pick which ads go on the air? I do too. And if John Edwards is our nominee, that's what will happen.
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