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In 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 to do, with no last-minute polling or significant weighing of consequences needed. Now, there are early signs that this Judicial power grab which denies basic human rights to women could prove to be the GOP's …

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JD 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. https://youtu.be/K3qYJoSV0lI "Joe Biden's open border is killing Ohioans with more illegal drugs and more Democrat (sic) voters pouring into this country," he says in the ad above. "This issue is personal. I nearly …

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In 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 light while diminishing your opponent at every turn. The Texas GOP has zero qualms about going negative. For the GOP, making attack ads is simply what you do, without hesitation. https://youtu.be/84Nu9QC2m8I In …

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Gun 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 limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country." That's right, he wants to kill people in his own party who are not ideologically pure, a.k.a. people who've been ruined by their blind allegiance to the Great …

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Ad Chatter: David Esrati on Being an Ad Veteran, Army Veteran, and Congressional Candidate

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 intersection of politics and marketing, along with: How military experience relates to an advertising careerThe commercialization of Memorial Day and other holidaysThe message voters deserve to hear from candidatesHow …

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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 disinformation are in vogue. And if you happen to line up on the right, you will need to pay fealty to Don Trump. Let's look at the race for Texas Attorney General. The sitting A.G. is Ken Paxton. Paxton was indicted on three …

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Chris Jones for Arkansas Governor

Chris Jones is a Democratic candidate for governor of Arkansas. He's also a well-educated family man and man of faith. He has charisma and all the back story needed to help capture the state's attention. https://youtu.be/iYMznvmx2oU It's about time. That's a smart way to say what many Americans are feeling. It's about time to recognize and officially apologize for the nation's original sins—slavery and …

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Political Ad Spending in 2020: A Case Study In Piss Poor ROI

Big buckets of money were brought to the table by both political parties during this election cycle. CNBC reports that Michael Bloomberg spent $1 billion on his primary run for president that ended up winning only a few dozen delegates. He then spent $100 million in Florida, Ohio, and Texas on behalf of Joe Biden and other Democrats—all states that the GOP won. CNBC characterizes it as a "major blow." I'd counter …

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