No ad in 2012 was as haunting — and few as effective — as this one from the conservative group Americans for Prosperity. A family eats dinner in sullen silence, a look of shame and anguish on the father’s face; no music or conversation. As the scene fades to black, some words appear on screen: “12.1 million Americans unemployed. It’s time to try something different.”
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2. “The Dinner Table”
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Top 10 Campaign Ads
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Top 10 Campaign Falsehoods
- 10. Jeep Moving Jobs from Ohio to China
- 9. Romney Is an Outsourcing Pioneer
- 8. Romney Wants to Make Arizona’s Immigration Law a Model for the Nation
- 7. Obama Tried to Curb Military Voting
- 6. Romney Wants to Deny Gay Couples Adoption Rights
- 5. Obama Promised the Stimulus Would Keep Unemployment Under 8%
- 4. Obamacare Is a Federal Takeover of the U.S. Health-Care System
- 3. Romney Wants to Ban All Abortions, Including in Cases of Rape and Incest
- 2. Obama Gutted Welfare-to-Work Requirements
- 1. Obama Apologizes for America
