New McCain TV Ad; Simple But Effective

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  October 28th at 08:28 AM  | 

No fireworks here. It does do a nice job of contrasting Obama and McCain for a 30 second spot:

Advertising Awesomeness

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  October 24th at 08:42 AM  | 

The McCain campaign’s ads have been terrific lately. This is no exception: I just hope they have enough dough to put this in wide circulation along with the Joe the Plumber spots. Its getting too late to milk free press from web ads. This is a television spot and I hope its national. McCain has ten days to hammer away on taxes and push Joe | Read More »

Umm, Why Is McCain’s “Joe The Plumber” Ad Only Viral; THIS NEEDS TO BE ON TV

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  October 16th at 04:24 PM  | 

This may be John McCain’s best ad, but it’s only a web ad. I don’t get it because the ad is only thirty seconds. It should be on television. McCain has had some great web ads that are just too long and expensive for a television. This is not one of them. It is short and cheap enough for a television ad buy. It attacks | Read More »

Does McCain’s New Ad “Unethical” Provides A Campaign Hint

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  October 15th at 04:18 PM  | 

McCain’s new ad gives a hint towards a new line of attack. I’ve been waiting for McCain to run against Congress for some time. Attacks and issues have a certain shelf life. I had a feeling the McCain camp was saving a couple of lines of attack and this may be one. People have an inherent sense of check and balances. It’s not about one | Read More »

McCain’s New Ad; Why Attacking Obama’s Character Will Work

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  October 7th at 08:23 AM  | 

Attacking Obama’s character will work for two reasons. First, it will work on merit alone. People don’t want to vote for a radical or someone they don’t like. Second, it will work because it weakens all of Obama’s other arguments. If people don’t trust Obama or think he is lying, they will be LESS inclined to believe him on other issues like the economy or | Read More »

I Like Debra

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  August 25th at 10:01 AM  | 

There seems to be a strategy by the McCain camp to create quick relevant ads that convey similar themes. However, the also convey similar styles. Anybody notice this. They are kind of getting a little boring stylistically. I like this Debra ad for no other reason that it is a little different style and has a really positive tone.