Welcome to Campaign Ad Watch, where we cover political ads, attack ads, campaign ads and, sometimes, just plain funny ads!
Our aim is to have coverage of all sides of the political campaign spectrum in equal doses.
You can find some of our favorite info in Mother Jones magazine and the political, literary magazine The Atlantic.
If you know of a campaign ad we missed, kindly let us know.
In 1964, under the threat of nuclear war, US President Lyndon Johnson released a controversial TV ad called the daisy ad. It played only once but had a dramatic effect on the election. You can see it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKs-bTL-pRg In 2007, with the threat of catastrophic climate change, the Australian Greens released this remake of the ad for the 2007 federal election….
Vote DifferentParkRidge471 min - Mar 5, 2007Make up your own mind. Decide for yourself who should be our next president. NOTE: This is a mashup of the famous Apple 1984 Super Bowl ad. Search for the original on YouTube….