The Democratic advocacy group Americans United for Change is releasing a new ad comparing the president's economic policies to John F. Kennedy's Apoll...
Michael Hughes | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home
McCain and Obama aired television ads this past weekend that emphasized themes that have been the backbone of their campaigns from the outset. Obama ...
AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama highlights Vice President Dick Cheney's support for Republican nominee John Mc...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics
Emptying out the opposition-research closet, the McCain campaign is up with a new ad featuring one Sen. Barack Obama praising John McCain's approach t...
Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics
For the first time since the 24-hour media cycle sensationalized the race for the White House, a candidate for president cut through the clutter and reclaimed his -- and our -- national purpose.
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media
What was billed as Obama's 'ad' or 'infomercial,' was in fact a short documentary about the struggle to achieve the American dream. It was brilliant political theater.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media
Here Obama was the storyteller, the narrator presenting the facts about the struggles afflicting real American families — recounted in his own familiar voice. That rang real and authentic, and drove home that Obama is a leader who listens.
Daniel Menaker | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's infomercial -- fairly long on the mercial and comparatively short on the info, or at least on new info -- was moving and effective. It was also slick and sleek, like its protagonist.
Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
The Obama infomercial was a risk -- but the piece will likely go down in history as yet another way the Obama campaign has forever changed the face of political campaigning through its creative use of media.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
Mark Willliams, a conservative radio host and voice of the rabidly anti-Obama group, Our Country Deserves Better, was hoping for a calm and effective ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
John McCain is out with his own attack ad Wednesday morning. Watch it here. The Obama campaign is directing reporters to an ad it released Wednesday...
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's half-hour commercial/mini-documentary aired on Wednesday evening. Watch the full video below. Following the produced segment, viewer...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
Expanding on his closing argument, John McCain put out an ad on Tuesday morning that accuses Barack Obama of pushing redistributive tax policies and w...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
The Jewish Alliance for Change, a pro-Obama group, is launching a series of three ads in swing states that use humor and celebrity narration to go aft...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
Keeping attention on pocket-book issues, Barack Obama's campaign put out an ad on Friday accusing John McCain of wanting to tax health care benefits a...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama is out with the first post-debate campaign ad. He goes directly after what was perceived to be one of John McCain's best lines from Wedne...
Posted 11.13.2008 | Chicago
"Behind in the polls and running out of time to change the subject from the sinking economy, the McCain/Palin campaign has gone hyper trying to morph...
Michael Hughes | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home
Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. McCain launched a creati...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
Discussions about health care policy provided some of the strongest voter reactions for Barack Obama during last night's presidential debate. And on t...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Going toe-to-toe in the ad wars, Barack Obama's presidential campaign is out with a new one today, accusing John McCain for being out of touch, out of...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics
Responding quickly to the character assaults being launched his way, Barack Obama is out with a new ad Sunday morning that, while attempting to place ...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's campaign is already out with an ad based on the vice presidential debate -- specifically, Sarah Palin's inability to defend John McCain...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama is stepping up the ad wars on Monday, accusing John McCain of being the candidate of out-of-control spending and budgetary irresponsibili...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama is out with a new ad Monday, criticizing the golden parachutes corporate CEOs have received while their companies stumble, and highlighti...
Michael Hughes | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home
In their new ads, Obama portrays McCain as clueless on the troubled economy, while McCain attempts to scare voters and convince them Obama cannot be trusted on national security.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics