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Anti-Obamacare ads backfire: How right-wing TV attacks may have helped ACA - Salon.com
Republicans and the Koch brothers spent millions on anti-ACA ads. A new study suggests they boosted enrollment
The air war over the Affordable Care Act has always been a lopsided affair. The passion and resources of the laws detractors far outweighed those of the laws defenders, and that imbalance was reflected in the obscene amounts of money thrown into anti-Obamacare advertisements. A report released in May found that a total of $445 million had been spent on TV ads mentioning the Affordable Care Act, and spending on anti-ACA ads outpaced pro-ACA ads by 15-to-1. The 58,000 positive ads that were aired up to that point were dwarfed by the 880,000 ads produced by the laws opponents.
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Anti-Obamacare ads backfire: How right-wing TV attacks may have helped ACA - Salon.com
Republicans and the Koch brothers spent millions on anti-ACA ads. A new study suggests they boosted enrollment
The air war over the Affordable Care Act has always been a lopsided affair. The passion and resources of the laws detractors far outweighed those of the laws defenders, and that imbalance was reflected in the obscene amounts of money thrown into anti-Obamacare advertisements. A report released in May found that a total of $445 million had been spent on TV ads mentioning the Affordable Care Act, and spending on anti-ACA ads outpaced pro-ACA ads by 15-to-1. The 58,000 positive ads that were aired up to that point were dwarfed by the 880,000 ads produced by the laws opponents.
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