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Trump's Tantrum Helped The Lincoln Project Put Coronavirus Ad On The Air In Three Swing States
Not much good news lately, but this sure is
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https://www.politicususa.com/2020/05/09/trump-tantrum-helped-lincoln-project-put-coronavirus-ad-on-air-in-three-swing-states.html
Sat, May 9th, 2020 by Sean Colarossi
Trump’s Tantrum Helped The Lincoln Project Put Coronavirus Ad On The Air In Three Swing States
It turns out that Donald Trump is the best fundraising tool the Lincoln Project could have hoped for, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
The report notes that after the president’s tantrum over the conservative group’s ‘Mourning in America’ ad, which has now gone viral, millions of dollars from tens of thousands of donors poured in from across the country.
The ad that got under Trump’s thin skin cost only $10,000 to produce and another $5,000 to air on Fox New in the Washington market, which is why the president saw it.
More via The Washington Post:
The group’s ad, called “Mourning in America,” criticizes Trump’s handling of the pandemic, focusing on the skyrocketing unemployment rate and death toll. “If we have another four years like this, will there even be an America?” asks the narrator.
After the group spent just $10,000 to produce the commercial and $5,000 to run it in the Washington market on Fox News, the ad went viral. On Thursday, Joe Biden’s campaign released a new ad with a similar message and tone.
Within days, the Lincoln Project received about $2 million from 25,000 new donors — money it is now using to air the spot in three battleground states, super-PAC officials said.
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Apparently your "pity me" speeches are not as effective as you'd like them to be.
Maybe for your next "FAUX TOWN BAWL" session you could stage it at the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial and tell the world how you've been oppressed and suffered more than he did................. 
