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A civil (and devastating) political ad
norman spector
Norman Spector

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U.S. President Barack Obama prays during a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony at the White House on Sept. 21, 2010.Alex Wong/Getty Images

It's generally acknowledged that, along with LBJ's "Daisy Girl," Ronald Reagan's "Morning in America" - which used the presidency of Jimmy Carter as its jumping off point - was one of the most successful ads in U.S. political history:



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South of the border these days, comparisons are increasingly being drawn between the presidencies of Mr. Carter and Barack Obama - helped in no small measure by interviews surrounding the publication of Mr. Carter's White House Diaries. Now, into this mix, comes a devastating political ad produced by a conservative group that includes many ex-Reaganites, Citizens for the Republic, which we'll be hearing a lot about in coming days:



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