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Voice on Tea Party Candidate's Ad Wasn't Morgan Freeman's
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- The campaign of North Carolina Republican congressional candidate B.J. Lawson said it was a little surprised when actor Morgan Freeman -- who supported Obama in 2008 -- agreed to perform a voice-over for its political ad but never questioned whether the actor had really lent his distinctive voice to the tea-party-backed politician. "A lot of people are changing their minds right now. We thought, 'Maybe he's just really into guys that are strict constitutionalists.' It didn't seem implausible," Lawson campaign spokesman Martin Avila told AOL News today. The problem, of course, is ...
Campaign Ads 2010: The Good, the Bad and the Funny
By Carl M. Cannon and Andrea Stone - Politics DailyMore than $4 billion will be spent on the 2010 midterm elections -- the lion's share of it on advertising on television, radio, and even a bit on the Internet. But what are we getting for all that money? Thanks to recent Supreme Court decisions, congressional campaign finance reform efforts that backfired, the cynicism of outside special interest groups, reckless challengers and frightened incumbents, mostly what we've gotten is a barrage of negativity that has dismayed even the most veteran observers. While some champions of good manners tout the virtues of "the civilogue," the midterm ...
Sean Bielat's Barney Shuffle Attack Ad Goes Viral
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 22) -- With some deliberately crude animation and a kitschy soundtrack, Sean Bielat is bringing new meaning to the phrase "dancing around the issues." The Republic challenger for Barney Frank's Massachusetts 4th Congressional District seat recently released a risky campaign advertisement featuring the 70-year-old Frank strutting his stuff on the dance floor. Although Bielat realizes that the ad may backfire for his campaign, he's willing to take the risk on the basis that "at least it's not boring." This is certainly true. And without further ado, Surge Desk presents the Barney ...
Interest Group Spending on Campaigns Setting Records in 2010
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyThe money flowing into campaigns to buy TV ads and send brochures to your mailbox is staggering. And as David Corn notes elsewhere, we may never know where much of this money comes from or exactly how much is spent. That's because of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision earlier this year, which allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts on election activities, and IRS rules that allow that money to flow through nonprofits that don't have to release their donors' names. Using a spreadsheet downloaded from the Federal Election Commission and reports from the Wesleyan Media Project, ...
From the Grave, Ted Stevens Endorses Lisa Murkowski
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is out with a new ad, featuring footage of the late Ted Stevens endorsing her candidacy. The former Alaska senator died two months ago in a plane crash. Soon after, Murkowski lost her GOP primary bid for re-election to Tea Party favorite Joe Miller. The ad, first reported by Shira Toeplitz, is narrated by Stevens' daughter, who explains that immediately after her father's death, Murkowski decided not to run the ad "out of respect." Now that Murkowski is running a write-in campaign to keep her seat, Stevens' daughter explains she and her family want the ad to ...
Christine O'Donnell Is Me? Fabulous!
By Robert and Donna Trussell - Politics DailyFollow the Trussell cartoons on Twitter at ChaosTheoryPD ...
Joe Manchin Guns Down 'Cap and Trade' Bill in New Campaign Ad
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News
(Oct 11) -- Joe Manchin, West Virginia's governor and a Senate candidate, is taking aim at the notion that he's just another Democratic candidate running at a time when Democrats are not doing so well. In his latest campaign advertisement for the 2010 Senate race, Manchin gets decked out in full hunting gear for a back-country excursion to vent some frustrations against the Washington status quo -- specifically cap and trade. See the video for yourself: While he didn't exactly obliterate the cap-and-trade bill as he had hoped, Surge Desk nevertheless commends Manchin on his excellent ...
Wisconsin Governor Candidates Compete Over Who's Cheaper
By not in system - AOL News
MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 6) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett took a page out of Republican Scott Walker's play book in his most recent television ad, claiming to be "one of the cheapest guys on the planet." Walker has based his entire campaign on his personal frugality, calling it a "brown bag movement" because he claims to pack the same ham and cheese sandwiches nearly every day for lunch. The Milwaukee County executive has promised to bring the same conservative approach to cutting state spending and balancing the budget, which now has a $2.7 billion shortfall. A fundraising ...
New Rand Paul Ad Features Obama Impersonator
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyIf Rand Paul's new campaign ad didn't specify that the narrator is a Barack Obama impersonator, viewers might be convinced that it's actually the president speaking. The impersonation is that dead-on. The 30-second spot uses Fauxbama to paint Paul's Democratic rival for Senate in Kentucky, Jack Conway, as a Washington insider-in-the-making who will rubber stamp the president's agenda. And just to hammer that metaphor home, there's an actual rubber stamp with Conway's face on it. "I know I can count on Conway to vote for more spending and debt, bigger government and higher taxes," the fake ...
Coons Counters O'Donnell Witch Ad With Facebook and Twitter Icon
By David Knowles - AOL News(Oct. 5) -- She says she is not a witch, but her opponent says she's not you, either. On Monday, in an attempt to reintroduce herself to Delaware voters, senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell released a now (in)famous ad that opens with the memorable line, "I'm not a witch." The spot comes after an old video clip surfaced of O'Donnell proclaiming that she had "dabbled in witchcraft," and concludes with the candidate proclaiming, "I am you." Not surprisingly, O'Donnell's opponent in the race, Democrat Chris Coons, has seized on the ad, and in less than 24 hours has launched a social ...
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