Attack ads funded by third-party groups hoping to influence the outcome of an election without direct coordination with a candidate’s campaign.

In that regard political ads function as a microcosm of politics generally—characterized by frequent and dramatic hyperbole, but resistant to all but the most incremental change.

In an election cycle full of political ads ranging from scary to desperate, here are the seven most memorable.

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