Study: Hillary Clinton’s TV ads were almost entirely policy-free

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[rainbows_]

Remember, Clinton's focus on personality wasn't just a tactical decision. It was a form of class politics https://t.co/YDVmf1xaI1 pic.twitter.com/Ym8wxLEFfv
- Matt Karp 🌹💰🏆 (@karpmj) March 8, 2017

This is a chart showing how much each recent presidential candidate has focused on policy issues in ads. Look at the right!!! pic.twitter.com/pUecelQgbk
- Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) March 8, 2017

Of Clinton's attack ads vs. Trump, only 10% (!) touched on policy. Does anyone believe Bernie would've fallen into this trap? pic.twitter.com/ZSPWlfM9Wv
- Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) March 8, 2017

Just one more jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching chart. This is the Clinton team realizing they were fucked in the Rust Belt way, way too late: pic.twitter.com/W7qB1D742w
- Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) March 8, 2017

[blackjedii]

I know too many people like that WV dude in the last clip.

[homicidalslayer]

Okay, but her speeches weren't and her website had the most complete policy breakdown of any candidate that ran in 2016. Way more thorough than Bernie's, which I actually found surprising.

[lightframes]

I still have to give her Web site credit for teaching me what shadow banking is.

[changeofthemoon]

I'm surprised the study didn't explicitly code for value based frames. I suspect it's that more than policy talk that helped Trump. Hillary didn't have a chance to lay out the values of her campaign if she was in attack mode the whole time. You would think her campaign had never read Lakoff.

[ohmiya_sg]

Trump, who didn’t exactly run as a wonk
Well, I learned a new word today...

[evildevil]

Most electable candidate my ass, and the Dems are killing themselves.

[rainbows_]

I've been watching the Jimmy Dore segments, they're so good! And yea, the democrats are a disaster. :/