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Candidates’ Ad Strategy: Just Grandpa and Me

By Abby Livingston
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By Abby Livingston and JM Rieger

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When it comes to political advertising, mom and dad are sometimes the best way to humanize candidates. Roll Call compiles three clips showing us how nothing beats home sweet home.

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