I promise not to post many of these, but I rather like this ad. Enjoy.
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Campaign ads
Category: Policy and Politics
Posted on: August 25, 2008 6:33 PM, by Josh Rosenau
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That was a nice ad. Very good visuals & linkage w/Bush. Thanks for pointing that out, as I don't usually watch tv ads.
Posted by: SteveN | August 25, 2008 8:20 PM
Okay, that was awesome. Familiar, catchy tune, well coordinated visuals. Thanks for posting - hadn't seen it yet on TV.
Posted by: Shannon | August 26, 2008 8:24 AM
Election years are exciting!
Posted by: Richard Roth | August 26, 2008 12:28 PM
Nice ad, but here's one that takes the message to the next level:
http://politicalirony.com/2008/08/24/one-of-the-best-political-ads-is-not-from-any-campaign/
Posted by: Trey Jackson | August 26, 2008 12:32 PM
Wow, this stuff works on Americans? No wonder dirty politics is so ubiquitous over there. I have no doubt that McCain has a poor understanding of economics, but what this ad doesnt tell us is what's so great about Obama? Is he an economics expert? If so, why isn't he promoting his own strengths rather than bad mouthing the competition?
Posted by: Chris Doms | August 27, 2008 2:47 AM
Chris: There's lots of positive ads out there, but these sorts of ads are very effective, and it's nice to see Obama hitting McCain hard. Alas and alack, American politics is not a battle over high principle, and it's nice to see Obama playing the game, so that he can be in a position to genuinely change the system.
Posted by: Josh Rosenau | August 28, 2008 12:36 AM