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The Playbook Podcast

Nov. 2, 2022: Breaking down 2022’s closing arguments

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Politics, Government, Daily News, News

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

There are just six days left in this chaotic midterm, which means campaigns around the country are readying their final pitches for voters.  Candidates traditionally use their last flight of ads as a “closing argument” — a chance to tell voters who they are, what they plan to do if they win and, most importantly, ask for their vote. It’s the executive summary of their campaign, typically delivered direct-to-camera in a bid to make one final connection with voters. But this year has been anything but typical. As those final ads have started trickling into Playbook HQ (with a big assist from POLITICO campaign guru Steve Shepard) we’ve seen some candidates observe the old pieties, while others just continue bludgeoning their opponents. Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0

Presented by Amazon.

0:02.8

Good morning, Playbookers.

0:04.7

I'm Rogumonovalin.

0:05.6

It's Wednesday.

0:06.7

It's closing argument time around the country with just six days to go.

0:10.3

It's your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

0:16.6

Candidates traditionally use their last flight of ads as something of a closing argument,

0:21.0

a chance to tell voters who they are, what they plan to do if they win, and most importantly,

0:26.0

ask for their vote. It's the executive summary of their campaign, typically delivered

0:30.5

direct-to-camera, in a bid to make one final connection with voters. But this year, that has

0:35.5

been anything but typical. As those final ads

0:38.2

have started trickling into Playbook HQ, we've seen some candidates observe the old pieties,

0:43.2

while others just continue bludgeoning their opponents. You can catch a rundown of some of the

0:47.9

ads that have caught Team Playbook's eye in today's playbook, and we'll be sure to share other

0:51.9

notable ads as they roll in over the coming days.

0:54.6

But I did want to highlight one specific ad from Representative Don Bacon.

0:58.7

It's been my greatest honor to represent you serving as a check-in balance against Biden

1:03.7

and Pelosi's inflationary spending, building consensus on good ideas like supporting our police,

1:09.9

delivering billions for a new off-it runway,

1:12.2

and rebuilding after the floods, modernizing Epley Airfield to make it the best in the Midwest.

1:18.5

And we've done it with the civility and respect that Nebraska...

1:20.9

The Republican incumbent in Nebraska's second congressional district pivots in his final

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