Attila the Hun Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdBQnpOXVHo
AJC Comments on the Ad
In the ad, released Monday, a couple lounging on a couch compare notes about Loeffler’s conservative record backing President Donald Trump before a khaki-wearing actor remarks: “Yep, she’s more conservative than Attila the Hun.”
Once, Loeffler was promoted as a candidate who could help win over wavering moderates and independents in Atlanta’s suburbs, particularly on-the-fence women. Now her campaign is tongue-in-cheek comparing Loeffler, a wealthy former financial executive, to a murderous despot from the 400s.
It’s a reflection of the dynamics of the messy contest. Loeffler has raced to define herself as the most conservative candidate in the race since Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to the seat last year, hoping to prevent U.S. Rep. Doug Collins from outflanking her on the right.
(His campaign swiped at the Hun comparison, saying she thinks “conservatives are grunting, filthy, mass-murdering open borders atheist polygamists.”)
Loeffler faces the four-term congressman and 19 other challengers in a November special election with all candidates on the same ballot, and her route to a spot in a January runoff rests with conservative voters.
The above from the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper.
Senate Runoff Polls
Poll results from FiveThirtyEight.
Questions Abound
- Was Attila the Hun a Conservative?
- Who does the ad help?
I have no idea who that ad helps but one thing is certain: She is not a candidate who could help win over wavering moderates and independents in Atlanta’s suburbs.
Mish
Conservatives really do love despots, don’t they.
How does a woman perform rape?
I understand how she can pillage.
Can Kelly shoot arrows whilst riding on a horse?
“How does a woman commit rape?”
First, she gets elected to the Senate.
Conservatism recognizes the rights of others, you must be thinking of liberalism which is an authoritarian ideology based on using force to trample the rights of others.
Funny what passes off as conservatism these days looking at the Trump record of $7 trillion more in debt, massive socialist bailouts and stimulus that was over three times larger than Obama’s, the Trump branded gun control, and record funding for Planned Parenthood.
These things gave rise to the Tea Party in 2009. Now these things are conservative and have the support of idiots like Senator Loeffler as they claim they are acting all conservative and such.
Doubt it’s connected, but some called Margaret Thatcher “Atilla the Hen” back in the day
I’m more conservative….
No!…..I’m more conservative.
NO, I”M MORE CONSERVATIVE!
Attila had nothing on these people.
She as fake as her teeth. Collins is the real deal conservative.
Of course Attila was neither conservative nor liberal. Attila/Hun is a symbol for larger than life, a superlative, and fierce. It is obviously just a comical gimmick.
For me the juxtaposition of Loeffler with Attila the Hun works. Never heard of her before. Now I remember with a chuckle.
Will probably not help moderates to veer left or right, but they’ll recognize the name on the ballot.
google loeffler covid insider stock sales and you’ll probably go, oh yeah, i remember her…
Tough talk from a soft man in a 5000 dollar suit,
I see our reactions were similar. Who ever devised this ad ought to be fired. My first thought was this was an ad put forth by her opponent. Seems comical or a farce.
If I could make a recommendation here, maybe replace Atilla The Hun with Hagar The Horrible?
The suburbs in large metro areas in the south are starting to look more like California suburbs. If you take cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Atlanta. Based on state by state polling more states are swing states than anytime in recent history. Trump has the inside track on many of these swing states imo because of one reason: People are tired of being told to stay home because of Covid.
It got her attention. In politics, that’s step 1. With her unfortunately forgettable name, it’s probably step 2, too, also, in addition.
A comedic ad is a good idea. Normal people – put off by their Facebook friends’ political hysteria – could use a little humor.
i expect people will remember her name for her and her husband’s covid related insider stock sales
It’s back to a pre-literate world where rumor and images displaces fact and reason.
Of course a white-bread farm-girl who is the CEO of her husbands company would claim to be to the right of Attila the Hun.
(psssst..Loeffler donated $750,000 to Restore Our Future, a Super PAC supporting former Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. The National Republican Senatorial Committee received $247,500 from Loeffler and her husband. In May 2020, Sprecher (her husband) gave $1 million to a Trump 2020 reelection super PAC. Who’s looking for a big pay-off pay-day now?)
Good catch on the donations, a lot of these faux hardliners are opportunists. I don’t know what’s worse, being part of a society run by real extremists or fakers like we have here.
This is a consequence of America’s fraying social fabric, it’s become a badge of honor to be an extremist. Compromise, or even the basic ability to get along well with others, is seen as weakness.
Extremists can expect to do well on both sides of the red/blue divide in the near future, but nobody should hold any illusions that this will end well. Once the real unrest starts, it won’t end for a long time.
As sad as all that is, it’s still amusing to think of Trump as the arbiter of conservative credentials. I mean, the guy’s not even a conservative himself, fiscally or socially!
Was Atilla the Hun a Conservative? I always thought he was a liberal radical. 😉
Regardless, it seems like a strange ad to run in a year where Conservatives appear poised to be slaughtered.