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In Virginia, Wisconsin and other closely contested states, the Obama campaign is making ample use of Romney's comments at a secretly recorded fundraiser in Florida earlier this year where he said it wasn't his job as a candidate to worry about the 47 percent of Americans who he said see themselves as victims who feel "entitled" to government assistance. "He actually said it," the ad says, playing the tape of Romney's remarks. "His job is not to worry about those people?" In Florida, Crossroads GPS, the conservative advocacy group linked closely to former President George W. Bush's longtime political counselor Karl Rove, is wooing women who voted for Obama four years ago but are disappointed in his record. "I believed in you, but your promises are as empty as my bank account," a woman's voice says in the ad. "My family can't afford four more years like this. It's time to let President Obama go." Obama is getting an assist from Planned Parenthood, which recently launched an ad campaign in Virginia and Ohio portraying Romney as a threat to women's reproductive rights. "Mitt Romney will put critical health care for women and families at risk and will let politicians interfere in your most private, personal medical decisions," the ad says. "President Obama trusts women and knows the health care challenges families face." Pandora, with 58 million active monthly users, has emerged as a popular advertising destination. Users of the site are required to furnish their ZIP codes when registering, giving campaigns ample data for ad targeting. Sean Duggan, vice president of advertising for Pandora, said that candidates used to advertise on Pandora primarily to reach younger voters but that the age range has rapidly expanded this year. He said both Republicans and Democrats were advertising equally on the channel and they were rapidly buying up inventory.
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