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With a movie star's help, the Democrats discover a wedge issue

Michael J. Fox isn't the only one making pro-stem-cell research ads for Democrats -- and the numbers show the ads might be working
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  • Wednesday, November 1, 2006 12:25 AM

    What's the mute button for?

    Surely I can't be the only voter out there who can't understand why ANYONE would change their vote on the basis of watching a 30 second TV ad.

    What a depressing assumption about the intelligence of the American people. It seems to me that if we've gotten to a point where our elections are simply who raises the most money to buy the most TV ads, maybe the game is already lost.

    Turn off your TVs. Pick up your voter's pamphlets. Encourage others to do the same.

    John Longenbaugh

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