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Herman Cain Smoking Man: Viral Videos Threaten Political TV Ad Market

As Herman Cain’s ‘Smoking Man’ viral video shows, the rules of the game are shifting for political-advertising buyers. John Avlon on how ‘convergence’ is shaking up 2012. Plus, David A. Graham talks to the man in Cain's smoking video.

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