Archive for 'Advertising'
Dr. NObama
McCain’s newest video ad likens Obama to the evil James Bond villain Doctor No. Surprisingly enough, this advertisement appears to trumpet the economic ignorance McCain has been displaying lately: from the gas tax holiday to the issues with offshore drilling. Shown below is the video itself. You may need to actually click on this post […]
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Energy, McCain, Oil, Advertising.
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McCain’s “Service To America” Tour
McCain is going cross-country from Maryland (Annapolis, of course) to Arizona bringing his message to the American people and letting the voters get to know him. Here’s his ad:
This time around, McCain includes his time as a P.O.W., which he hasn’t done in previous elections.
Could be a good time to grab the spotlight. It’s […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2008 under McCain, Campaign Strategy, Advertising.
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It’s 3 a.m. Again
The Clinton campaign just released another 3 a.m. call ad. This one is about the ecomony and targets McCain. Why can’t they call before 9? Who calls at 3 a.m. about the economy?
Mark Penn, Clinton’s chief strategist, said on a conference call this afternoon announcing the ad that it “raises real and substantive issues […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2008 under Clinton, Advertising, Economy.
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The Most Dangerous Attacks on Obama:
Those that imply he is some kind of dis-patriot. Jeremiah Wright’s controversial message - “God Damn America” could hardly have come at a worse time in the election. Even more interesting, it appears longer-lasting than most fad issues or attack ads that we hear about in the media. The effects of this are momentous. […]
Posted: March 17th, 2008 under Obama, Campaign Strategy, Advertising.
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Can Conservative Activists Start Attacking Now?
The anti-Clinton movie we described here has become the central issue in a court case. Conservative activists want to run ads for the movie during the primary campaign season.
Citizens United is challenging the nation’s campaign finance laws, which require disclaimers on political advertisements and restrict when they can be broadcast. The group argues that […]
Posted: January 11th, 2008 under Clinton, Campaign Strategy, Advertising.
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It is about to get nasty….
As we expected, others with a long memory made the Muskie comparison. Check out Dick Morris on Hillary’s tears.
Morris also suggests the onset of negative campaigning against Obama.
The negative researchers and detectives who staff the Clinton campaign - we call them the secret police - now go into overdrive combing through the Illinois senator’s […]
Posted: January 10th, 2008 under Clinton, Obama, Campaign Strategy, Advertising.
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Ins and Outs of Political Advertising
We heard an article on NPR’s All Things Considered the other day about campaign ads competing with retail advertisers for airtime on Christmas Specials this year.
Super Duper Tuesday is 2 days after the Super Bowl. Will any candidates spend the big bucks??? I doubt if it will be Ron Paul.
Ron Paul’s […]
Posted: December 7th, 2007 under Campaign Strategy, Ron Paul, Advertising.
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I wish this site were Chuck Norris approved…
Join the forum discussion on this postChuck Norris recently endorsed Mike Huckabee for president in 2008, and honestly, who didn’t see a campaign ad coming. This is brilliant though, very funny. Although the last quip about Chuck Norris and endorsements didn’t exactly jive with me, and I’m a huge Chuck Norris fan. Let us […]
Posted: November 19th, 2007 under Campaign Strategy, Huckabee, Advertising.
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Fred Takes to the Air
Join the forum discussion on this postIf you take a look at this graph (click to enlarge) it becomes apparent that after Thompson’s initial strength in the polls, he’s become stagnant. What has his campaign done about this? Read on, friends.
Dear Friend,
Senator Thompson takes to the airwaves today with two advertisements to run
statewide […]
Posted: November 8th, 2007 under Thompson, Advertising, Polls.
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