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Demon Sheep Ad: Weird but is it Accurate?

February 8th, 2010 at 9:29 am by David Frum | 2 Comments |

My latest column for CNN.com looks at Carly Fiorina’s “demon sheep” attack on GOP rival Tom Campbell’s fiscal conservative credentials:

The weirdest campaign ad of this season — maybe any season — debuted on the Internet this past week. The ad has been nicknamed, “Demon Sheep,” and can be viewed here. …

No description can do justice to the ad’s low-budget strangeness. The ad presents Campbell as a dangerous predator with glowing red eyes, preying upon Fiorina’s flock. Never mind that it’s not usually smart tactics to represent the voters as dim-witted sheep. The more urgent question for California Republicans is this: What should they make of the substance of Fiorina’s attack on Campbell?

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  • 1 #teamdemonsheep « Around The Sphere // Feb 8, 2010 at 9:03 pm

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  • 2 oldgal // Feb 9, 2010 at 9:51 am

    The ad in content and in form says more about Carly than it does about Tom.

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