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Dems Spoof 'Marooned' GOP

Web ad likens Republicans to Survivor cast

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – A new DNC ad touts the latest Survivor series: the GOP edition, the Huffington Post reports. The Web spot begins with Sen. Olympia Snowe, the “Last of the Moderates,” describing how being a Republican moderate can feel like “being a cast member of Survivor,” and goes on to show a cast of 16 GOP bigwigs, identified by first name only. The slogan is the familiar "Outwit. Outplay. Outlast.”

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A new DNC Web ad plays on the show 'Survivor.' (YouTube)

Republican leaders appear in the ad labeled with only their first names. (YouTube)

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Dems Spoof 'Marooned' GOP