David Lublin
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“The key purpose of attack ads isn't necessarily to convert the followers of your opponent, but more to depress their turnout.”
David Lublin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Lublin explained that the key purpose of attack ads is to depress opponent turnout rather than convert followers.
“They're estranged not over policy but over a rape allegation.”
David Lublin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Lublin noted the mother and daughter were estranged over a rape allegation, not policy.
“We live in an age where certainly many candidates can appear mean and even inappropriate at times,”
David Lublin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Lublin commented that many candidates can appear mean and inappropriate in the current political age.
“But this is of a different order,”
David Lublin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Lublin said the estrangement between mother and daughter was of a different order than typical political family disputes.
“they have become more intense, and the boundaries have stretched in terms of what one attacks about”
David Lublin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Lublin told the BBC that attack ads have become more intense and boundaries have stretched.