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HOO-boy!

Barack Obama has 2 new ads & Hillary Clinton has FIVE new ads airing in Pennsylvania.
Watch ‘em all after the jump.

First, Obama’s.

This one’s called “One Voice,” & he gets pretty shout-y:

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This one is called “Maya,” & it features his half-sister, his grandmother, & his wife:

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Remember, he’s spending a lot more money than Clinton in Pennsylvania’s ad market — & he’s closing in on her in the latest polls.

Now on to Hillary. She’s airing five of them in different markets, obviously part of her “microstrategy.”

First, one called “Spectacular” featuring Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who’s been making the talk show rounds on her behalf quite a bit lately. Once again it features that NFL pre-game music we’ve taken such a disliking to:

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Second, it’s bio time! Aren’t her home movies from Scranton cute? She says she was raised on “pinnochle & the American dream” — an odd combination, when you think about it:

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Third, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter (imagine being a politician saddled with that name) tries to explain how he, a black person, could support Hillary, a white person. Stranger things have happened, Michael. Note the Clinton-Nutter “high-five” at the end:

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Fourth, here’s an ad that’s markedly similar to the one that ran in Tennessee just before the primary, which happened 74 & a half years ago. It’s been “tweaked” to feature the bogey-man-like ‘trapdoor,’ plus if you listen closely you can hear the audio splices from different speeches:

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The fifth ad I have not been able to find. It’s not on her website. I believe it is in Spanish. I promise to bring it to you once I can locate it.

So what do you think? Will these ads help or hurt either candidate? Post a comment right now!

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