Campaign Ad Watch

Milton Street Tries to Shake Up Philadelphia’s Sleepy Mayoral Race

Milton Street Tries to Shake Up Philadelphia’s Sleepy Mayoral Race

While an unusually low turnout is expected in Philadelphia’s low-key mayoral primary on Tuesday, the only real suspense — at least on the Democratic side — is precisely how many Democrats will reluctantly cast a protest vote for former state Sen. T. Milton Street, Sr., Mayor Michael Nutter’s only rival on the primary ballot. The flamboyant [...]

Ad Watch: ‘Aww, Baby, Don’t Be That Way’

Ad Watch: ‘Aww, Baby, Don’t Be That Way’

Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) is throwing a Hail Mary pass to try to hang onto his seat. The nine-term Representative has hit the air with a message that sounds more like a bid to reconnect with an old girlfriend than a serious political commercial. “I know you’re angry with Washington,” he says at the start [...]

Charlie Crist: Ninth on the Ballot, First in Your Heart?

Charlie Crist: Ninth on the Ballot, First in Your Heart?

Charlie Crist supporters will need to do a little extra digging on Tuesday when they head to the polls. Normally, Crist’s name would appear first or second on the ballot as the nominee for the Republican Party. In the Spring, Crist left the Republican Party and decided to continue his campaign as an independent, or [...]

Florida: Farid Khavari Launches Controversial Radio Spot

Florida: Farid Khavari Launches Controversial Radio Spot

Iranian-born economist Farid Khavari is launching a last minute radio campaign to attempt to separate himself from the pack of minor party and independent candidates for governor. In a new ad which began airing on several Jacksonville stations this week, and is scheduled to expand to other Florida markets for the final week of the [...]

Campaign Ad Watch: Meg Whitman Loves Porn?

With the California primary coming up on Tuesday, the staggering multi-million dollar air war between Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner continues. I previously wrote about a slate of Poizner ads that pounded Whitman…

Campaign Ad Watch: Steve Poizner for California Governor

California state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is gaining fast in the Republican primary for Governor against “front-runner” and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman.

Campaign Ad Watch: Dale Peterson for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner

How often do you see a candidate riding a horse, brandishing a weapon and talking about Facebook in a television commercial? Not often enough.