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McCain, GOP Finally Catch Up In Battleground Ads

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — After weeks of being out-advertised by Barack Obama, John McCain and the Republican Party are nearly matching the Democrat ad for a...

Sam Stein

Palin's Clothes Cost RNC More Than Weekly Ads In Six States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign and RNC's pushback to revelations that they purchased $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories for Sarah Palin has been, primari...

Controversial McCain Ad Leaked to Press (Listen)

Michael Weingartner | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics


Michael Weingartner

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Ad Wars: Obama Condemns Gambling With Healthcare As McCain Proposes Laissez Faire Economic Plan

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.19.2008 | Home


Michael Hughes

Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. In his latest ad, Obama ...

The Demeanor of Da Meaner Guy

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

McCain's "terrorist" ads, pamphlets, and calls should have a tagline saying, "John McCain and the Republican National Committee are Irresponsible for the totally misleading content of this advertising."

I'm Not Joan

Patricia Clarkson | Posted 11.15.2008 | Entertainment


Patricia Clarkson

It was recently brought to my attention that some people are mistaking my voice for that of a McCain supporter. My voice has been busy cheering loudly for one Senator Barack Obama.

Sam Stein

Obama Aides: Record Cash Raised In September, Polls Show McCain Ads Backfired

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


With the presidential campaign approaching its final stretch, Barack Obama finds himself in an enviable position. One official close to the campaign...

Ad Wars: McCain Dishonorable and Obama Untrustworthy

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home


Michael Hughes

The difference between these ads is that Obama effectively hits viewer with facts on economic issues, while McCain focuses on tax policy, but distorts the truth, which can diminish the ad's effectiveness.

McCain, Obama Ad Strategies Echoed In Congressional Races Across Nation

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home


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?

Sam Stein

Obama Launches Ad Touting His Support Among Veterans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is out with a new campaign ad that includes a cadre of veterans -- including 2006 congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth -- vouching for...

McCain: No, Obama Didn't Call Palin A Pig

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Did Barack Obama really call Sarah Palin a pig, as a John McCain ad leads people to believe? "No," McCain said Monday. The ...

Sam Stein

Karl Rove: McCain's Ads Have Gone Too Far (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics


When Karl Rove is saying your political ads have gone too far, you know you must be doing something dishonest. The former Bush chief strategist, appe...

Sam Stein

Plouffe Memo: "We Will Respond With Speed And Ferocity"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Obama campaign manager David Plouffe sent a memo to reporters early Friday morning, acknowledging the tightness of the presidential race and committin...

McCain Pushing Advertising Into New States, Source Says

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


John McCain and the Republican National Committee are significantly expanding the map of their ad spending, and have now reserved ad time in North Car...

Sam Stein

McConnell Challenger: McCain's Tactics Diminish The Presidency

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Bruce Lunsford, one of the Democratic Party's would-be new Senators, derided John McCain last week for running ads that "diminished the role of the pr...

Where Is the Love for Barack Obama?

Bill Press | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Bill Press

The leading Democratic Senators should been out there condemning John McCain and demanding that he apologize and pull his personal attack ads from the air.

Cindy McCain: "My Husband Is Absolutely Opposed To Any Negative Campaigning At All"

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


In a recently unearthed clip of Cindy McCain she makes the claim "none of this negative stuff, you won't see that come out of our side at all." This s...

McCain Releases Attack Ad In Advance Of Obama Trip

Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


John McCain gets aggressive in his new ad, accusing Obama of changing his position on the Iraq for political reasons and ignoring Afghanistan in the S...

New McCain Ad: Hispanic Immigrants Are "God's Children" (VIDEO)

Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


In a new ad, John McCain reaches out to Hispanic members of the Armed Forces. The ad uses footage from a Republican primary debate where McCain defend...

McCain Attacked In Third-Party Ads

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Election Central has obtained a copy of a new anti-McCain ad sponsored by the group Campaign To Defend America: The Campaign to Defend America -- whi...