Hillary Clinton mentioned in nearly 13,000 GOP political ads - Polidicks

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/01/midterm-elections-republicans-hillary-clinton-political-ads-congress-ohio-governor/565800002/ When Hillary Clinton lost her 2016 bid for the presidency, she retired from politics. In Ohio, it's as if she never left. More than 5,000 TV commercials this year have mentioned Clinton, all in the state's GOP primary for governor. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and Attorney General Mike DeWine each claim real-Republican status, using Clinton to try to cast doubt on their opponent's conservative credentials. As a U.S. senator, "D.C. DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton 962 times" in six years, says one TV commercial from Taylor's campaign. The Senate roll-call voice then reads out "Aye" for both Clinton and DeWine on immigration, spending and gun control bills. GOP ads around the country echo the Taylor campaign's use of Clinton. That's desperate, Democrats said, accusing Republicans of pointing to a defeated presidential candidate to avoid talking about their party's short list of accomplishments since they took control of Washington. In a GOP primary, it's actually a smart strategy, said Jennifer Duffy, who analyzes governor and Senate races for the non-partisan Cook Political Report. "The end goal is to taint somebody as not conservative enough, and there are limited ways to do that," she said. "If you tie them to an unpopular Democrat, that helps really hammer home that message." In total, nearly 13,000 TV commercials Jan. 1 through April 24 mentioned or showed a photo of Clinton, according to data compiled for the USA TODAY NETWORK by Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group. Republicans in the Ohio governor's race ran the most ads, followed by West Virginia Republicans running for governor and the GOP candidates for Indiana Senate. Republican strategists said Clinton remains a deeply polarizing figure, even in defeat. Clinton proved that herself in March. During a trip to India, the Democratic nominee said she won parts of the USA that were more economically vibrant, while Trump won in the Midwest and other places by appealing to voters who want to move “backwards.” “His whole campaign — ‘Make America Great Again’ — was looking backwards,” Clinton said in response to a question about how Trump won. “You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women, you know, getting jobs, you don’t want, you know, to see that Indian American succeeding more than you are.” Even some conservatives disapprove of that strategy. Commentator Tucker Carlson of Fox News derided Republicans for running against "the ghost of some elderly retired nominee from last cycle" instead of telling voters what they would do with a two more years in power. "Hillary Clinton doesn't run anything anymore — she doesn't represent the modern Democratic Party," he said last week. Clinton's comments, such as the "backwards" remark, show she never actually left politics, said Rob Secaur, executive director of the Ohio GOP. "If Hillary Clinton isn't the leader of the Democratic Party, who is?"

Hilary is the root of all evil

It's a sad state of affairs for our country when your most used selling point is "BUT HILLARY!!!!" is campaign messages.

Remember when the Republicans kept saying the Democrats couldn't stop talking about Bush.. Yet here we are and they can't stop talking about someone who wasn't even President..

If they keep this up she may lose re-election

Clinton's public life is basically dead but republicans are incapable of not beating a dead horse.

How disappointing that the Democrats lost by saying "at least we aren't Trump" but that the GOP/Trump were both able to win by saying "at least we aren't Hillary"

It's almost like Democratic voters are easily manipulated idiots who Stay Home or Protest Vote when the Koch Bros. machine exposes or outright fabricates a character-flaw in any Democratic candidate who poses a threat.

They are going to stay focused on Hillary until a clear Dem frontrunner emerges for 2020, then they will start manufacturing scandals about them instead. They can no longer operate without a boogeyman

I still hate her, but jeez, she is retired and no longer in politics. Republicans, get your hate boner for Hillary checked, I think 20-30 years of hate isn't good.

She didn't even get the job of President. She retired for fucks sake. She's not even relevant.

BUTTERY MALES

It is the year 2195. The Republicans are still in power, continuing to clinch victory after victory through the use of one simple tactic. This year, the Democrats have gone all out. Every poll looks to be in their favour, people in other countries are holding rallies; the Democrats simply must win this time! It looks like maybe this will be the year that everything changes. Then, the Republican candidate takes the podium, smacks their lips together, leans into the microphone and whispers "But Hillary."

Will we ever see the day where republican criticism ISNT met with either “but Obama!!” Or ”but Hillary!”

Republicans seem to care more about Hillary than the majority who voted for her.

This is so incredibly stupid, and I really, really hope the DNC doesn't do something similar. I mean, didn't they float the "Have you seen the other guys?" tagline? If both parties do it, then, I guess it's a race to the bottom.

Hillary clintons reptilian pussy smells like lizard.

She didn't do anything to deserve this. She did nothing wrong. In fact she won the popular vote.

I jokingly suggested a law that states that "If you bring up Obama, Hillary, Bush, or any other person when they are not related to the topic of what's going on, you lose the debate." Chances are they would be a shitload of lost debates there. I also suggested a law that states "Using any buzzword to insult a conservative or liberal that takes about 5 seconds to think of is an instant loss on the debate."

If you use a word you heard on TV, such as "socialism", as an insult or a smear against whoever you're debating or the position/"side" they're on, and you don't know what it actually means, you lose.

She's not retired, though, and that's exactly the problem. As long as Clinton continues to directly participate in Democratic politics she'll continue to be a useful target for the GOP.

Which post emote is the wishful thinking emote?

Even my grandmother, who's one of the sweetest, nicest old ladies I've ever known, would say "shut up you bitch!" and "lyin' bitch!" when Hillary was on TV. Then again she's also the sort that watched Fox News for "background noise", but at least she's moved on and now watches things like "The Political Cowboy" on Youtube. :/

More like your shit party is clinging onto her like a bastard child wanting the tit. Same happened with obama. If hillary died tomorrow, they'd either still bring her up and talk shit, or move onto obama since both are apparently the GOP's antichrist. Ive seen ads where they used a picture of an cannidate shaking either's hands and saying shit like "tough on hillary? I dont think so" like they are supposed to spit in their face or some shit.

Yeah, here's the funny thing with that, it's gone even further. https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/991967066046509056

The Republicans seem to have this strange fascination with Emmanuel Goldstein.