Sanders Campaign Airs First Ad As Part Of $2 Million Buy

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The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is airing its first ad in early voting states. The ad is a part of a $2 million ad buy in the early primary and caucus states of New Hampshire and Iowa, according to the New York Times.

The ad, titled “Real Change,” is autobiographical. It starts with Sanders’ parentage and childhood in Brooklyn before transitioning to his stances during a 30-year-plus political career, including his opposition to the Iraq war.

The ad focuses on Sanders as the “honest” candidate without mentioning former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The ad’s format is a sharp contrast to Clinton’s early ads, which were framed around interviews with Clinton, despite both serving as an introduction to their respective candidate. Sanders only appearance in the ad is of the senator speaking at a packed campaign rally.

Here’s the ad:

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  1. “The ad focuses on Sanders as the “honest” candidate without mentioning former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”

    Where in the hell did that brilliant observation come from? Spoiling for a scrap that isn’t there? Did you expect otherwise? WTF?

    What is it about Sanders that the author doesn’t understand? Everything, evidently.

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    You said it. Does every friggin’ ad have to be an attack ad?

  3. Avatar for condew condew says:

    TPM can’t mention Bernie without a plug for Hillary; there are those at TPM scared to death that Bernie might make Hillary work for that nomination.

  4. Bernie has managed to go his whole political career without having negative ads or attacking anyone. That may change in the near future, but he’s doing his best to keep this civil…thing is, the media wants there to be conflict. They want there to be a scorched earth war between candidates. It gets clicks and sells papers. This is why they want Clinton to be the nominee because they know people will drink up the mud that’ll be slung.

  5. It isn’t just TPM…

    TPM has turned the corner… They are so successful that they consider themselves part of the MSM.

    Thusly, they now report conventional wisdom, in the same vapid, horse race terms that sully the name of journalism.

    I feel bad for Prime members who actually pay for this crap.

    I only come here to comment with all of you.

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