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Republicans Released Ad Attacking Dems For Passing Bailout -- Before Vote Failed

Rob Kall | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Congressional Republicans, Republican Dirty Tricks, Bailout, John Boehner, Campaign Ads, Republicans, Politics News
Rob Kall

It looks like the Republicans thought they'd use the bailout bill to sink the Dems, but the GOP leadership couldn't lead their own troops. This video...

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Seth Colter Walls

Two-Minute Obama Ad Blasts Failure Of Trickle-Down Economics (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Trickle Down Economics, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Video, Politics News

Barack Obama's ad-makers clearly think they've found an aesthetic that suits their candidate. For the third time in as many weeks, the campaign is iss...

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McCain, Obama Ad Strategies Echoed In Congressional Races Across Nation

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, Mccain, Obama Ads, Campaign Ads, Obama, McCain Ads, John McCain, Mccain Obama Ads, Campaign Ad Strategies, Home News
Daniel Nichanian

The entire Republican Party cannot credibly run against itself. Can a voter in New Hampshire's first district believe that John McCain, John Sununu and Jeb Bradley are all mavericks? If so, who is the establishment?

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McCain Ad Hits Obama On 'Clean Coal'

MSNBC | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Green Jobs, Coal, John McCain, Renewable Energy, Energ Efficiency, Campaign Ads, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News

The McCain campaign seizes on Biden's ropeline flub that the Democratic ticket does not support "clean" coal in new radio ads released in targeted bat...

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Jason Linkins

WATCH: Virginia Rep. Depicts Opponent As Scary, Dark, Bearded

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virgil Goode, Fear Watch 2008, Campaign Ads, Politics News

Virginia Representative Virgil Goode -- whose primary contributions to the civic discourse has been ranty, slow-witted displays of Islamaphobia -- has...

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Obama's soaked Saturday in Virginia

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Videos, Virginia, Joe Biden, Washington Times, Bellantoni, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

  First posted at WashingtonTimes.com This was the scene that greeted the Obama motorcade Saturday night when we pulled up in Fredericksburg. &n...

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NRA Lies About Obama's Positions on Handguns, Ammo and Defense

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ammo, Obama on Guns, National Rifle Association, Flyers, Defense, Right to Bear Arms, Handguns, Campaign Ads, Nra Attacks, Campaign 2008, Nra Distortions, Campaign Ads 2008, Barack Obama, Nra, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose In an extensive analysis, FactCheck has flagged false claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) in mailers and TV ads. Speci...

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New McCain Economic Plan: Sell More Gas Guzzlers

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oil Addiction, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain, Mccain Energy Policy, Lexington Plan, Michigan, Gas Guzzlers, Mccain Gimmicks, Michigan Auto Industry, Hybrid Cars, Barack Obama, Government Loans, Campaign Ads, Politics News
Josh Dorner

McCain trumpets his support for government loans to help the auto industry. What he doesn't tell you is that he was opposed to helping the automakers until just last month.

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Lipstick on Pigs and Other "Gotchas": Time to Get Serious

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Lipstick on a Pig, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Smear Tactics, Smears, Campaign Ads, Politics News
Lanny Davis

There are too many problems to waste time on "gotcha" politics, with each side counterpunching the other on personal attacks and innuendo, while the American people are getting more and more fed up.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Dark Shadows

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Campaign Ads, Politics News

The latest John McCain ad continues his campaign's recent infatuation with shadows, this time adding the floating block capital letters that you see i...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Under The Penumbra

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, John McCain, Jill Greenberg, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Politics News

Here's John McCain's latest advertisement, "Foundation." There's nothing in the actual content of the ad that anyone will find original, relative to ...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: McCain Has Had Enough Of Something, He Thinks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, McCain Economy, Campaign Ads, Politics News

What exactly has McCain had "enough" of? The sorts of deregulation that he and his cronies have championed for many, many years, that propelled this current crisis?

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So McCain Can't Send An Email -- Reagan Rode A Horse

Adam Hanft | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Mccain Technology, Bill Clinton, 1992 Election, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Campaign Ads, Media, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media News
Adam Hanft

It wouldn't have helped to taunt Reagan because he knew more about riding horses than the workings of the internal combustion engine, and it won't help to skewer McCain because he can't download Adobe Acrobat.

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Seth Colter Walls

Obama Ad Targets McCain's "Vile," "Truth Be Damned" Distortions

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Distortions, John McCain, McCain Distortions, Campaign Ads, Honor, Vile, McCain Honor, Truth Be Damned, Barack Obama, Politics News

As promised by campaign manager David Plouffe last week, the Obama team is "taking the fight" to John McCain with a tough new ad entitled "Honor." Wit...

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Speed-Campaigning... All Your Negative Ads In 5 Seconds (VIDEO)

236.com | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Videos, Video, John Mccain Ads, Barack Obama Ads, Attacks Ads, 236.Com, Campaign Ads, Politics News

With some states beginning early voting as soon as Sept. 23, both the Obama and McCain campaigns are cranking up their advertising strategies, ignorin...

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A View of the Presidential Election in 2008 as Observed From 2030

Frank A. Weil | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign Ads, Sarah Palin, The Future, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Politics News
Frank A. Weil

For several weeks the young Senator clung to his belief that the hot flames of passion for the young opposing VP candidate would burn out under an intense spotlight.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: McCain's Loopy Lupines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Ads, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Mccain Wolf Ad, Mccain Fact Check, Mccain Fact Check Ad, Politics News

I have been looking forward to this latest McCain ad, "Fact Check," ever since word of its imminent arrival crossed my desk. All I can say is, IT DOE...

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This Crazy Sex Ad is Obama's Dukakis Moment

John Neffinger | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Education, John McCain, Campaign Ads, Michael Dukakis, Debates, Steve Schmidt, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Sex Education, Home News
John Neffinger

Everyone who sees this ad can see how dirty it is. If Obama wants Americans to respect him, he should react with the kind of anger -- controlled, but still palpable -- anyone would feel if somebody did this to them.

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Is Team Obama Finally Ready to Fight?

John Neffinger | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lies, Rnc, 527s, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Drew Westen, Joseph Romm, Politics News
John Neffinger

Will Team Obama find its groove and come out swinging? Will a progressive 527 appear with memorable ads to save the day? It's hard to know --but this ad is a start.

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Amazing TV Campaign Spot: 'Man from Illinois' vs. Military Hero--But It's 1952!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: TV Commercials, John McCain, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

You might find amusing, and amazing, and with current relevance, this vintage singsong TV commercial from back-in-the-day (1952) which promoted Gov. A...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: 'Alaska Maverick' Strains To Contrast

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mike Murphy, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Campaign Ads, Politics News

Here's the new advertisement from the McCain campaign, "Alaska Maverick," which extends the GOP's last ditch efforts to keep the "experience" argument...

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Two Obama Battlegrounds Not Seeing New Ad

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Ads, Georgia, Battleground States, Indiana, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign laid out a list of 18 battleground states earlier this summer, and spent money advertising in each. But the new Obama ad...

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The Dumb Politics of "Celebrity"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 08.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Politics News, Celebrity, Campaign Ads, John McCain, Barack Obama, Obama Celebrity, Obama Celeb Ad, Video, Obama Celeb, Obama Ads, Obama Ad, Media News

Sounds like "celebrity" applies to both these men who happen to be running for president, spending millions to reach out to voters who see them every day on TV, in the papers, and staring up from magazine covers. But otherwise, totally anonymous.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Hot White Women Like Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Ads, John McCain, Barack Obama, Race Card, Obama Celebrity, Politics News

Just when you thought the real world concerns coming out of Eastern Europe might send the Presidential campaign winging back in a more adult direction...

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Of Course Obama Is The One; Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Nato Green | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Attack Ads, Barack Obama the One, Humor, Satire, Campaign Ads, Mccain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Comedy, Politics News
Nato Green

Republicans are suggesting that "ready to lead" somehow doesn't include the traits of the One. But who do you want in the White House: the Redeemer of Mankind or the Comptroller? Do you want #1 or #71?

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