Advertising Propaganda Types Commercials
Thrillicious 2008 SoBe Life Water Super Bowl Ad
NEW E TRADE BabySolitary
Trunk Monkey Chaperone
Back In Time “Campaign Ads”
Adlai for President
Adlai Stevenson 1962
Kennedy! Kennedy! Kennedy!
More Current Campaign Ads
Tim Pawlenty - Courage to Stand 2012
Types of Campaign Advertising
Testimonial Endorsements from celebrities and other well-known people.
Mike Huckabee Ad: "Chuck Norris Approved"
Michael Jordan endorsing Bill Bradley for President in the Democratic Primary 2000
Mudslinging Often referred to as “attack ads,” the TV, radio and print advertisements make assertions about the opponent in a variety of unflattering ways. Name-calling and/or groundless assertions about one candidate by his/her opponent.
"Understands"
Historical Campaign Ad: Windsurfing (Bush-Cheney '04)
Transfer Use of popular symbols to create a positive connotation for the candidate or the use of negative or controversial symbols to create a negative connotation of one’s opponent.
Newt Gingrich for President 2012 Ad - "Rebuilding the America We Love”
"It's Morning Again in America"
Card Stacking Use of statistics, often in a one-sided manner; the omission of information that is crucial to drawing an informed and balanced conclusion.
"Vicious Ron Paul Negative Attack Ad Against Newt Gingrich: If You Like Nasty, You'll Love This One"
Romney’s Remedy "Stretch" - Obama for America TV Ad
Romney’s Remedy
Plain Folks An attempt by a candidate to appeal to the average voter as just “one of the people.”
Mitt Romney Campaign Ad Believe In America
Bob Dole President Ad Sorry Clip lost
Barack Obama President - Country I Love
Glittering Generalities Usually the first type of ad used in a campaign, these spots are designed to introduce a candidate to the voters.
Barack Obama inspirational TV ad
McCain Ad
Bandwagon Similar to Card stacking, this is an attempt to convey a sense of momentum and to generate a positive “everybody’s doin’ it so you should too” mentality.
War on Women - Celebrity Testimonials for Obama
Sweet Equity (McCain 2008)
Contrast Ad Positive images of one’s candidacy with negative images of the opponent in the same ad.
MittvMitt.com: The story of two men trapped in one body
Ron Paul Campaign Ads Compilation
Bush Campaign Rats Subliminal Message
Just for Fun
The Best Of E-trade commercials.
Trunk Monkeys
Yes We Can Obama Song
Video Citations Adlai for President. YouTube.com. 26 Jun Web. 8 Aug Eisenhower Add. YouTube.com. 2 Jun Web. 8 Aug Kennedy! Kennedy! Kennedy! YouTube.com. 10 April Web. 8 Aug George Bush Sr. Family Children Ad Campaign. YouTube.com. 26 Dec Web 8 Aug Adlai Stevenson YouTube.com. 21 Jun Web. 8 Aug Barack Obama inspirational TV ad. YouTube.com. 21 Jun Web. 8 Aug Best Of E-trade commercials, The. YouTube.com. 29 Feb Web. 14 Oct Bush Campaign 'Rats' Subliminal Message. YouTube.com. 21 June Web. 14 Oct
Video Citations Character Forged By Family. YouTube.com. 30 Mar Web. 8 Aug Daisy Ad, by Tony Schwartz, The. YouTube.com. 26 Dec Web. 8 Aug Doritos Commercial - Dog Collar - Super Bowl 44 Spot. YouTube.com 7 Feb 2010 Web. 8 Aug First Obama Presidential Ad. YouTube.om. 14 Dec Web. 8 Aug Historical Campaign Ad: Windsurfing (Bush-Cheney '04). YouTube.com. 2 May Web 8 Aug "It's Morning Again in America“. YouTube.com. 15 Nov Web. 14 Oct Michael Jordan endorsing Bill Bradley for President in the Democratic Primary YouTube.com. 28 May Web 8 Aug
Video Citations Mike Huckabee Ad: "Chuck Norris Approved“, YouTube.com. 18 Nov Web. 8 Aug MittvMitt.com: The story of two men trapped in one body. YouTube.com. 27 Nov Web. 8 Aug New E-Trade Baby Solitary. YouTube.com 11 Jan Web. 8 Aug Newt Gingrich for President 2012 Ad - "Rebuilding the America We Love” YouTube.com. 21 Jun Oct Romney’s Remedy. YouTube.com. 9 Oct Web. 8 Aug Ron Paul Campaign Ads Compilation. YouTube.com. 21 Dec web. 8 Aug "Stretch" - Obama for America TV Ad. YouTube.com. 2 Aug Web. 8 Aug Tim Pawlenty - Courage to Stand You Tube.com 24 Jan Web. 8 Aug
Video Citations Thrillicious SoBe Life Water Super Bowl Ad. YouTube.com. 5 Feb Web. 8 Aug Trunk Monkey Chaperone. YouTube.om. 1 Mar Web. 18 Jul Very Funny Pepsi Commercial. YouTube.com. 29 Nov Web. 8 Aug "Understands“. YouTube.com. 7 Aug Web. 14 Oct "Vicious Ron Paul Negative Attack Ad Against Newt Gingrich: If You Like Nasty, You'll Love This One“. YouTube.com. 26 Dec Walter Mondale TV Ad: "Arms Control“. YouTube.om. 12 Nov Web. 8 Aug War on Women - Celebrity Testimonials for Obama. YouTube.com. 1 Oct Web. 14 Oct Yes We Can Obama Song. YouYuibe.com. 2 Feb Web. 8 Aug