The Washing Post has a political ad database called “Mixed Messages” which allows you to search TV ads put out by specific candidates. You can also search “issue advertisements” which is frequently used as a ruse to attack specific candidates and/or public officials (i.e. Swift Boat Veterans For Truth).
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/politicalads/
You can also visit The Living Room Candidate, which features Presidential campaign commercials from 1952-2004.
June 11, 2008 at 2:57 am |
I find the political compaign commercials amusing. It is rare to watch one that actually moves me to take any political action. Each candidate bashes the other, this is not effective. I reminds me of the WWF threats before the fight. Every once and a while you will actually watch one that will perhaps provide you with knowledge and/or awareness but their is no trust or decisiveness that follows. I do know maybe that’s the point.
June 11, 2008 at 4:06 am |
I agree with compaign as with all things they need to find something that will catch are attenchion quckily or else are minds will start to wander, or we will simple just move on.
June 12, 2008 at 8:31 pm |
I think it would be a novel approach if campaign ads were limited to what the issues are and where the candidate stands on the issues. Maybe we could make some sense of the whole thing. Candidate bashing just amplifies the fact that they just don’t have anything good to say about themselves. Pardon me, Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama, but your insecurities are showing. Please do not infer any subliminal meaning to the order of the candidates’ listing.