# Daisy ad redux

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-ad-redux/732325>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 23, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-ad-redux/732325 "2015-09-23T17:56:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-ad-redux/732325/1 "2015-09-23T17:56:35Z")

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I saw [this ad](http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2015/09/22/conservative-group-launches-nuke-ad-against-michael-bennet/123024/) last night. Apparently Colorado senator Michael Bennet (D) is trying to nuke some children or something. If that’s where political ads are over a year out from the election, I can’t wait to see where this thing goes once things escalate. Gotta love living in a swing state.

Is this a sign that 2016 election season will take attack ads to a new level?

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-ad-redux/732325/2 "2015-09-23T18:21:09Z")

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First thing I want to know is who’s idea was it to have the kids do the countdown in several “foreign” languages? If you’re pitching to pickle-up-the-butt tighty rightys, you ought to at least know where the strike zone is.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-ad-redux/732325/3 "2015-09-24T20:58:31Z")

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Plus, it’s a case of premature detonation, isn’t it? That last poor little girl didn’t even get to finish saying “One” before it all goes boom in a big, glowing mushroom cloud.

“Countdowns do not work that way!” - Morbo