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Doing it Differently in Wisconsin, Dagnabbit!(political campaigns)
From:
Campaigns & Elections
| Date:
October 1, 2001| Author:
MICKLOS, CHRIS; SAPIRO, JAY
| COPYRIGHT 2001 Campaigns & Elections, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Winning a decisive, longshot state Senate victory
"BUT, DO YOU really think an animated cowboy will be a credible spokesman for a political candidate?"
In the end, that was the one question that probably would have derailed our proposed campaign spot, because it would have been awfully hard to justify a "yes" answer. However, sometimes there comes a time in political campaigns -- especially when you work for a longshot challenger -- when you just decide to thr...
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