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I tend to agree (5.00 / 3) (#4)
by Coldblue on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:23:07 PM EST
about the effectiveness. It plays to a wide swath of people who haven't a clue what "drill now" means on the time axis of relief, but it sounds reasonable to them.

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I'm fascinated by the voice talent (5.00 / 4) (#5)
by andgarden on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:25:13 PM EST
that McCain uses. So far has had what I think was a black announcer, and now a white woman.

Honestly, his campaign is terrible--except for the TV ads.

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Don't worry. (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by pie on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:27:00 PM EST
Honestly, his campaign is terrible--except for the TV ads.

Most Americans don't watch teevee.

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pie, (5.00 / 1) (#53)
by Nettle on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 09:24:17 PM EST
you're a peach.

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Do you know who's doing them? (none / 0) (#11)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:33:33 PM EST
One of my very favorite travel writers (Stuart Stevens -- he also had something to do with that show about Alaska) is a Republican media consultant.

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I do not know who's producing his ads (none / 0) (#26)
by andgarden on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:41:16 PM EST
I see that your writer did the windsurfing ad, so he's obviously pretty good.

I think Markos and Jerome made this observation in their book, but Republican ads tend to be far better than Democratic ones. Generally speaking they are punchier, nastier, funnier, and more effective. Dems just come across as cheap wimps.

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Stuart Stevens is certainly nasty. . . (none / 0) (#32)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:47:57 PM EST
and funny (which I guess is natural 'cause I like his writing so much).  To bad he's a Republican (I heard him interviewed once, and he's much more a Tom Ridge Republican than a nutter, but still).

Oh, and the TV show was called Northern Exposure.

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A Tom Ridge Republican (5.00 / 1) (#40)
by andgarden on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:56:34 PM EST
sounds like this? He believes that W is destined to be remembered as a great President. I think that qualifies him as a nut.

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Thanks for the link. . . (none / 0) (#43)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 09:03:57 PM EST
he could well be a nut, I don't know that much about him aside from his books.  However, the "as I do" reference in that article is just a quick aside from the wider point -- and it's possible he was still on the Bush payroll at the time.

More interesting, I thought, was this:

My advice to Republican candidates is that they first must come to grips with the rationale for their own election: Why me? Why now? If in their hearts they disagree with the Iraq war, they should call it like they see it, but without trying to nuance a response seven ways from Sunday in hopes of pleasing all sides. That's French for ending up like John Kerry. Elections are littered with losers who have a need to be loved by everyone.

which I think well expresses the blogosphere / BTD anti-unity-schtick concept pretty darn succinctly.

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Yes and no (none / 0) (#46)
by andgarden on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 09:07:19 PM EST
The problem with Democrats is that they seem to have a very hard time reading the mentality of undecided voters. "Strong and wrong" always wins over fluttery and weak.

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