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Obama: 'Erratic'
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama's newest negative spot shifts away from health care policy and attacks McCain's temperament head-on.
The unreleased ad, which aired in at least Virginia, quotes newspaper descriptions of McCain having "careened from stance to stance," been "erratic," and "poured gasoline on the economic mess."
"Yes, McCain's been erratic. What he hasn't been is on your side," says the narrator.
The ad appears to respond to the Republican ad raising questions about Obama's readiness to sit in the chair in the Oval Office.
“This is ...
New Obama Ad Hammers McCain's Shaky Leadership Amid Crisis
TPM Election Central —
The Obama campaign goes up on the air in Virginia with a new spot that launches one of its most direct hits yet on McCain's temperament and steadiness under pressure:
The ad uses the growing unease with McCain's handling of the economic crisis, which is reflected in multiple polls, to undercut the Arizona Senator's own claim to being more prepared to handle crises than the unseasoned Obama.
"Senator McCain and Governor Palin talk about experience. A steady hand," the ad says. "But in this economic crisis, it's McCain who's careened from stance to ...
Obama: Erratic
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
A new one from Obama:...
New American Gothic 2008
N/A —
Here in the heartland, we real Americans, the pro-Americans, don’t much mind John McCain appearing erratic. The more erratic his judgment, the more our enemies won’t know what he is doing.
Sure McCain is cranky enough to play both parts in Grumpy Old Men. Maybehe’slost a step in the run and that’s why he’s lost his lead among those who eat no later than 5 PM.
Of course my dear wife is bleeding blue, first for Hillary, ...
A look back at the ads of the campaign: lots of new, some of the same
Top of the Ticket —
Political advertisements are more than just commercials, they’re artillery. And they’ve played a key role in driving the news cycle and shaping the narratives –- and even the vocabulary -– of this presidential race.
Now, as election day looms, and as Barack Obama and John McCain's campaigns unfurl increasingly negative ads at an increasingly rapid pace, the Ticket wondered: Is this normal?
So we turned to David Schwartz, a campaign commercial expert and the Chief Curator of the Museum of the Moving Image. Schwartz, who is the brain behind The Living Room ...
Ticket Replay: A look back at the McCain and Obama campaigns' ads
Top of the Ticket —
This weekend The Ticket is republishing some items from the past 2007-08 political season. This one, a retrospective analysis of the campaigns' television ads, originally appeared in this space on Oct. 25, 2008:
Political advertisements are more than just commercials, they’re artillery. And they’ve played a key role in driving the news cycle and shaping the narratives –- and even the vocabulary -– of this presidential race.
Now, as election day looms, and as Barack Obama and John McCain's campaigns unfurl increasingly negative ads at an increasingly rapid pace, the ...
