Texans with Wildly Different Beliefs Are Running for Public Office
Political language and the narrative framing used in campaign ads are smudgy windows with a view into today’s rancid media and political cultures. Corruption is rampant. Extreme claims and...
View ArticleAd Chatter: David Esrati on Being an Ad Veteran, Army Veteran, and...
David Esrati is the owner of The Next Wave, an ad agency in Dayton, Ohio. He’s also currently the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 10th District. Dan Goldgeier talks with David about the...
View ArticleGun Happy Greitens Asks Voters to Kill “Republicans In Name Only”
In a new campaign video, Eric Greitens, the former governor of Missouri who is now running for U.S. Senate, asks Missouri voters to “Get a RINO hunting permit. There’s no bagging limit, no tagging...
View ArticleIn New Attack Ad, Governor Abbott Deals the Misogyny Card
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised to spend $100M to defeat Beto O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent this November. That’s plenty of money to paint yourself and your record as governor in white...
View ArticleJD Vance and Tim Ryan Compete for Ohio’s Open Senate Seat
JD Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is running for Senate in Ohio. He’s a Republican, and like so many of his peers on the right, his language is vile. “Joe...
View ArticleIn New TV Ads, Beto O’Rourke Says Governor Abbott Is Too Extreme
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his radical conservative peers on the nation’s top bench did not consult the public when they overturned Roe earlier this year. They did what they were put there...
View ArticleBias Against Aging People, Like All Bias, Is Idiotic and Unproductive
The truly odd thing about ageism is how every single living creature on this planet is aging. We’re all aging right now, as we do each and every moment of our lives. Ultimately, this means our bias...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Vote for the Guy With 91 Felony Charges
It’s an election year and the campaign is now in full swing. While former President Donald Trump appears to be headed for his third consecutive Republican nomination, current President Joe Biden is...
View Article64-Year-Old ‘Kennedy for President’ Ad Remade By Super PAC
A Super PAC spent $7M on a media placement during the Super Bowl, but only 36 hours to produce the spot. And they were able to run it with no input or approvals from the client. Who does that? Answer:...
View ArticleRepublican Accountability PAC to Invest $50M to Defeat Trump
Is the GOP on the verge of collapse? I doubt it, but there are obvious signs of decay, including the fact that a substantial chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters told pollsters that they would...
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