Obama ad ties McCain to Cheney
November 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Bush administration, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
There's nothing subtle about this new TV ad from the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. It simply takes an endorsement from a vice president who polls show the vast majority of Americans disapprove of, and notes that Dick...Closing gambit: Obama team putting ads on air in McCain’s home state
On a conference call with reporters that's now under way, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign manager just confirmed what had been a rumor: Obama is going to put TV ads on the air these last few days in Republican...McCain ad shows Obama saying nice things about … McCain
The point of this new ad from Republican John McCain's presidential campaign would seem to be that on one issue, global climate change, Democrat Barack Obama has previously praised McCain's leadership: McCain's team says Obama Praising McCain is going on...Hagan sues Dole over ‘atheist’ ad in NC Senate race
October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Democrats, Money in politics, Religion, Republicans, Senate
The North Carolina Senate race just got hotter. Democrat Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against incumbent Republican Elizabeth Dole for calling her an atheist saying she "took Godless money" from atheists. Dole questioned Hagan's faith in an ad...McCain boosts swing-state ads as Obama trims a bit
Nielsen analyzes yesterday's ad buys and finds that Republican John McCain increased his ads in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia and reduced them slightly in Missouri. Democrat Barack Obama is on the opposite trajectory. The company says he...Electronic retailers cry foul over McCain spokesman’s slam of informercials
Uh-oh, Tucker Bounds. It's one thing to have the Democrats mad at you all the time. But now you've got an industry that has at its disposal folks such as Billy Mays -- WHO CAN SELL JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND...Obama’s half-hour watched by more than 30 million
An estimated 30.1 million people watched Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's half-hour ad last night on the CBS, NBC, Fox and Univision networks, USA TODAY's Gary Levin tells us. (Update at 12:30 p.m. ET: Those numbers come from Nielsen and...One hard shot, one soft sell in Obama’s ‘closing argument’ ads
October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Democrats, Economy, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
In one, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama takes some hard shots at Republican rival John McCain. In the other, he aims a softer message at voters. Obama's campaign just released two new TV ads that it says are part of...