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Swing State Sophistry - Hillary's Play to Short Memories and Slipshod Thinking

Living in a swing state has its ups and downs--no pun intended.  But swings work best when the ropes aren't twisted.  Here's how to untwist the latest national ads targeted to Ohio and the like. The children!  Hillary cares about the children!  Children are our future.  They're innocent.  They need protection, and if you're on the fence about who to vote for, this is Clinton's play to make you think she's the person to do it.  She's been working at it her whole life, apparently.  We have footage of her talking about making sure the future's bright for all children, all the while implying that her political opponent is not.  Well, if he's not anti-children, then at least he's a racist xenophobe who doesn't want success in life for "all" children like Hillary does. Does this stuff actually convince anybody?  There's no content in this ad, only branding.  There's no concrete ideas on  how to protect children and give the