John Battelle on Twitter: "Whoa. Nationwide just tried to sell us on our kids not dying. Blech. #SuperBowlAds"

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1. Stephanie Ruhle‏Verified account @SRuhle 1 Feb 2015
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  #Nationwide Definitely NOT on our side anymore “@johnbattelle: Whoa. Nationwide tried to sell us on our kids not dying Blech. #SuperBowlAds”
  
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1. Retwiit‏ @retwiit 1 Feb 2015
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  @johnbattelle know your product..insurance != bring kids back to life
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1. meganjelene‏ @meganjelene 1 Feb 2015
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  @johnbattelle Agreed, so terrible. Next year they should use Debbie Downer from SNL to at least make it amusingly depressing.
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1. Dina Bass‏Verified account @dinabass 1 Feb 2015
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  @johnbattelle who thought that was a good fit for a Super Bowl ad?
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