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Believe it or not, How to Spot a Zombie is the Trump campaign’s latest ad in their desperate attempt to grab voters. With copy that rings like lines cut from the first draft of Zombieland, the ad features a quick series of clips of Biden moments that the president’s cronies have trotted out a zillion times before.
This is an actual ad from an actual incumbent US president's actual reelection campaign. pic.twitter.com/7ww0m0dZj4
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 26, 2020
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Hey, what are you gonna do when the guy you are trying to pimp keeps slipping the campaign funds into his own pocket? Writers with the talent to repackage this epic fail of a presidency for a commercial don’t come cheap.
So I walked into my kitchen to get some grapes while a commercial break was on during Fear the Walking Dead. When I got back and sat down, I think I saw the tail end of a Trump ad about zombies. Can anyone confirm this or was I hallucinating???
— LuAnne Carpenter (@GrammarnaziMoM) October 26, 2020
Can you say BROKE ?
— Agent 99 (@clowd9ster) October 26, 2020
Maybe a zombie ad is all that’s left.
— Cynthia Farrell (@CindyCinnis) October 26, 2020
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The Trump campaign is running out of time. And they’re clearly running out of ideas.
Wait, is that a real ad? I mean, I could cobble something like that together myself.
— Carlos Sagan (@RealCarlosSagan) October 26, 2020
The grandchildren obviously hate him.
— Chudy Ilozue 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 (@Ilozue716) October 26, 2020
Trump seems to be taking a break from running against Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama to run against another non-opponent: the zombie threat.
Dear god now Donald Trump is advertising on AMC with an anti-Biden ad saying "with your help we can prevent a zombie uprising".. WE HAVE A JACKASS IN THE OVAL OFFICE!
— Truth2Power 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 #BidenHarris2020 (@RobHunyady) October 26, 2020
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Zombies are not much of a response to what is happening in the real world.
??? THIS is how a supposed world leader communicates at election time DURING A PANDEMIC WITH 230,000 US CITIZENS DEAD?
Trump regresses further & further into the schoolyard bully stereotype day by endless day—& even more mind-boggling is how many people have gone there with him.
— Lis Soderberg (@lissoderberg) October 26, 2020
Trump is responsible for the heartbreaking US death count from COVID-19. He better hope the dead don’t come back for him.
230,000 dead.
1000 a day dying.
Millions unemployed.
Millions facing eviction.
Millions in food bank lines.
No national plan.
No relief.
How does this kind of bullshit address THAT???— SB2019 (@DSBLuvsDogs) October 26, 2020
and rump approves zombies for ads in the time of a plague?
I can’t believe how uncaring and gross this is
225 dead and rumps bringing up zombies.— Amzieaa (@amzieaa) October 26, 2020
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This could backfire among those with zombie spotting experience. There are plenty of Trump cronies that fit the bill.
I’ve seen every episode of The Walking Dead so I’m qualified to say that Mitch McConnell is about 24 hours away from turning into a walker. pic.twitter.com/7T5JfrraGb
— Crey (@Crey_tyler) October 26, 2020
Plenty.
Zombies are known to attract flies. pic.twitter.com/EXzkg7Vmrw
— Julie Fauble (@JulieFauble) October 26, 2020
Oh that’s so funny, Ha ha ha. That’s so funny coming from an administration made up almost entirely of people who look like they’re melting!
— B. Ghoul (@BrianCoulombe1) October 26, 2020
More lies. The republican controlled senate looks like an episode of “The Walking Dead” on AMC.
— Steve Elder (@StevenE27819203) October 19, 2020
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The president courts the favor of Qanon conspiracy theorists. If these people think democrats are drinking children’s blood in the back of a pizza parlor, the zombie idea wouldn’t be a stretch.
A sizable portion of Trump supports believe that Dems are cannibals and pedophiles so this add might not be as campy as it appears.
— Michael Dean (@MDogee) October 26, 2020
Maybe the zombie ad is just the first in a series.
And converting the savings into gold bullion which they're putting in their flight bags
— RoxieMoxie (@RoxieMoxie4) October 26, 2020
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Most tv viewers just want to see a zombie on a Walking Dead show. And nowhere else.
And he put it on during episodes of Fear the Walking Dead and The World Beyond! I’m sick of his crap in the real world. I definitely don’t want to see it during my zombie shows!!
— Monica Amick-Cassidy (@SCBubbette) October 26, 2020
My son and I are watching Fear The Walking Dead and it came on. We just looked at each other and started laughing. What a terrible ad.
— Melissa 🍁🎃🍁 (@melissatucker) October 26, 2020
@WalkingDead_AMC I’ve watched TWD from the beginning. Fear the walking dead and talking dead too. Saw the trump ad picturing Biden as a Zombie that aired during your show. I turned off the show. Removed it from my VCR. It won’t record next Sunday. I’m done.
— Janet Poe (@sactolawyer) October 26, 2020
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Biden’s folks look pretty lively. It’s the Trump supporters that seem like they might be dead.
It’s a dance-off.
Trump supporters vs Biden supporters…pic.twitter.com/enxjp3hMGH
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 26, 2020
No one wants to be the zombie at a dance-off.
Trump Supporters vs Walking Dead… Which is Scarier? pic.twitter.com/dNNt6a8mVb
— The Goat (@Mr_Jitters) October 23, 2020
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This may not reflect well when other people start playing with Trump’s zombie ad.
— Roo 💙🤍 (@blinkersoffpls) October 26, 2020
A real life Pumpkinhead.
— MisterJay (@jrasz) October 26, 2020
Sad. Playin’ to “the base” I s’pose.
I gotta think that this particular video has a half-life of about 39 seconds before someone re-mixes it with images of Trump doin’ his thing…
— ProfTucker (@ProfTucker) October 26, 2020
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Is a zombie ad supposed to attract seniors?
Wow. They really couldn’t get any talented people to work on the campaign, could they? I’m sure seniors (the most consistent group of voters) will find this really appealing.
— Mrs Odie (@MrsOdie2) October 26, 2020
Children?
My God don’t these people realize the voters are not fourth graders and I really apologize to 4th graders cuz I know you’re way above that🤦♂️
— Gary (@garyray48) October 26, 2020
Anyone?
You can't sell what you don't have.
— 🎃proftheatre VOTE 😷🧶🎭🌊 (@proftheatre) October 26, 2020
Maybe there is no logic at all.
I love the smell of desperation pic.twitter.com/CbZjaZQQT8
— A Nurse 🏴☠️ (@shamrockmass) October 26, 2020
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Maybe Trump hopes people think more about a zombie attack more than reality. Or his flailing, misogynist performance on 60 Minutes.
I'm watching Fear The Walking Dead and The World Beyond when a Trump ad attacking Biden comes on accusing Biden being a "zombie." So, that's his counter to his 60 Minute interview debacle?!
— Audrey Cunningham (@LadyAudrey37) October 26, 2020
Meanwhile, on another network…
This was Trump's epic meltdown on 60 Minutes and it was even worse than reported. Trump literally ran away because he didn't like the questions. pic.twitter.com/48Xu2TiI1o
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 26, 2020
