Is the ObamaCare Ad Blitz Being Used to Win Elections?
This is Karl Rove in today’s Wall Street Journal:
Take the Department of Health and Human Services inquiry on Tuesday to media buyers about television ad rates in the fourth quarter of this year for a possible ad blitz urging people to sign up. The list of 21 media markets seems suspiciously political. Six of the 10 largest — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Washington — are missing.
But five media markets (Austin, Dallas, Harlingen, Houston and San Antonio) are in Texas, a red state targeted by a Democratic effort called “Turn Texas Blue” led by Obama campaign operatives. Charlotte and New Orleans also are on the list, both in states where vulnerable Democratic senators are defending ObamaCare. With the exception of Indianapolis and St. Louis, the other markets are in states with a Republican governor’s seat up for grabs — Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa and Tucson.
I don’t see how there isn’t a connection, but not sure it’ll really work.
I kindof feel like it will have an adverse effect. People don’t like ObamaCare and this will look desperate.
“Turn Texas Blue”
-I don’t see how this imperative is realistic. It’s received a lot of press recently, but I don’t think it’ll be done for a long time. Texas has always been Conservative. Even when it was dominated by Democrats, it was still a southern, conservative state.
The Obama campaign still has a great infrastructure all over the country. After Obama, the campaign hopes to continue with Democratic victories. Rove has figured out where and who they are targeting.
True, but there is a key obstacle that if they don’t overcome, Texas will continue to be red. That is, immigration reform.
Also, Texas is the Buckle of the Bible belt. To go blue would be an anomaly.
Politics can be cutthroat.
That does seem pretty political. Mainly the omission of the 6 big cities.
This does not surprise me at all. Politics of course is going influence media…when hasn’t it?
“Nevertheless ads are less important than the quality of the product they tout—and ObamaCare is a lemon.”
I like Rove’s ending sentence