There are no crying children, no victims, no poor seniors or struggling patients. But this ad is one of the most brutal I've ever seen. Despite the manifest vileness of its target, Paul Gosar, it is restrained, measured, straightforward, and you should stick with it to the end.
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4:36 pm Fri
Sep 21, 2018
Startlingly simple, brutal political ad
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