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Why I Won't Tell My Daughter Who I Am Voting for

Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh | Posted 01.05.2013 | Parents
Read More: Democratic Process, Politics, Youth Vote, Parenting, Political Advertising, Children, Voting, Vote, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, President Obama, Presidential Election, Election 2012, Parents News
Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh

At dinner, my daughter Katie asked, "Mommy, who are you voting for?"

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Protecting Our Future

David Orr | Posted 01.02.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Elections 2012, Money in Politics, Voter Intimidation, 2012 Election, Political Advertising, Voter Suppression, Voting, Chicago News
David Orr

Regardless of who wins next week's election, we have a problem. The stampede of money, ads and anti-democratic laws unleashed this election compromise the promise of equality between rich and poor, employer and worker, black, brown and white.

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More Than 1 Million Ads Aired In 2012 Campaign: Report

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 11.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Mitt Romney Ads, Video, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney Advertising, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Outside Groups, Barack Obama Ads, Wesleyan Media Project, Barack Obama 2012, Restore Our Future, Political Advertising, Barack Obama Advertising, Barack Obama, Politics News

If you feel like you're seeing a lot of political ads this time around, you're right. Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and the groups that support them have ...

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Jason Linkins

The Final Week Of 2012 Political Advertising, And Its Effects

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2012 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Speculatron, 2012 Speculation, Political Advertising 2012, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Campaign Ads, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Political Advertising, The Monkey Cage, Campaign Advertising, Barack Obama, Video, Politics News

Yesterday, I found myself curious about what the world of political science had to say about the final week of the campaign and the last-minute advert...

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WATCH: Stanley Hauerwas: The Roman Circus

Travis Reed | Posted 12.23.2012 | Religion
Read More: Elections 2012, Political Ads, Stanley Hauerwas, Religion and Politics, Religion in America, Political Advertising, Religion News
Travis Reed

"Elections are coercive ... 51 percent get to tell 49 percent how to live. So, elections are not in and of itself the character of democratic life ... Elections in America have so little to do with people -- we elect commercials."

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Overfed Local TV Watchdogs Fed So Well With Campaign Ads They Can't Bark

Edward Wasserman | Posted 12.12.2012 | Media
Read More: Local TV Political Coverage, Political Advertising, Campaign Coverage Gaps, Media Ethics, Campaign Spending, Media News
Edward Wasserman

Some of the same media that should referee political discourse and oversee the process by which a sovereign electorate selects its leaders are in thrall to the backroom players whose mission it is to manipulate and game that discourse.

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Joy Resmovits

Maryland Casino Law Plays 'Shell Game' With School Dollars, Say Critics

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Education, Maryland Casinos, Advertising, Martin O'Malley, Maryland Schools, Education Funding, West Virginia Casinos, Maryland News, Political Advertising, Question 7, Maryland, Mgm Casinos, School Money, Campaign Finance, Politics News

NEW YORK -- In the latest chapter of the Maryland gambling fights, it's casino vs. casino. A group called "Get the Facts Vote No on 7" will air an ...

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Twitter Promoted Trends: Taking Political Advertising to the Next Level

Ericka Andersen | Posted 11.27.2012 | Technology
Read More: Twitter Advertising, Twitter, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Political Ads, Twitter Politics, Barack Obama 2012, Twitter Ads, Promoted Tweets, Political Advertising, Twitter Trends, Technology News
Ericka Andersen

What costs over $100,000 and lives for only a day? It must be something pretty valuable for that kind of cash -- something political investors would consider essential in driving their message.

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The Culture of Deceit

Patricia McGuire | Posted 11.26.2012 | DC
Read More: Bishop Finn Guilty, Sulaimon Brown, Lying, Romney Campaign, Harvard Cheating Scandal, Honor Code, Plagiarism, Political Ads, New Orleans Saints Bounty, Fact Checker, Monsignor William Lynn, Political Advertising, Fact Checking, Obama Campaign, Jonah Lehrer, Stuyvesant High School, Cheating, Paul Ryan, DC News
Patricia McGuire

Politicians do it. Journalists do it. Even Harvard students do it. Dissembling, stonewalling and outright lies all pass for political discourse these days. The culture of deceit appears to be not only pervasive, but quite acceptable as a way of doing business.

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Dear Daughter: Romney Seems To Hope I Vote With My Hormones

Lisa Belkin | Posted 11.19.2012 | Parents
Read More: Republicans and Women, Campaign 2012, Video, Dear Daughter Ad, Romney Ads, Parentry, Women's Vote 2012, Political Ads, Slideexpand, Political Advertising, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

This ad seems based on the assumption that addressing women -- specifically mothers -- by name, is the same as addressing their needs.

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Presidential Ad Campaign To Swell

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.08.2012 | Politics
Read More: Super Pac, Video, Negative Attacks, Campaign Ads, Negative Campaigning, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Political Advertising, Election 2012, Campaign Finance, Politics News

NEW YORK — Now the campaign ad crush and TV spending spree really begins in the presidential race. The TV ad campaign, with total spending expe...

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How Politics Became a Television Product

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 09.02.2012 | Media
Read More: Politics, Campaign 2012, Advertising, Tv, Political Ads, Obama Advertisement, Political Advertising, Tv Ads, Media News
Jeffrey Shaffer

It's a system that resists any notion of serious regulation. Can you imagine the outcry that would erupt if some government agency tried to screen the content of campaign commercials for accuracy before they went on the air?

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A Sense of What Can Be

Bob Jeffrey | Posted 08.28.2012 | Business
Read More: Elections 2012, Political Ads, Travel to the US, Political Advertising, Traveling, USA Travel, Business News
Bob Jeffrey

It's interesting to me that both of our presidential candidates had fathers who were born in foreign lands, one in Kenya, one in Mexico. They ultimately both found themselves in America because our nation truly is a land of limitless possibilities.

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Hispanic Media Calls For More Spanish-Language Political Spending

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 08.17.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latino-Politics, Video, Hispanic Media, Latino Politics, Spanish-Language Ad, Mitt Romney Spanish Language Ad, Univision, Political Spending, Political Advertising, Spanish Language Campaign Ads, Latino Voices News

WASHINGTON -- Just a month after Forbes Magazine recognized the Hispanic television market as "the next media jackpot," some are complaining that Hisp...

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Sam Stein

Facing Super PAC Onslaught, Democrats Take Solace In 1970s Campaign Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2012 | Politics
Read More: Super Pac, Dscc, Connie Mack, Super PACs, Super Pac Ad, Campaign Ads, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Political Ads, Federal Election Campaign Act, Political Advertising, Republican Super Pacs, Barack Obama, Lowest Unit Rate, Obama Campaign, Romney 2012, Obama 2012, Super Pac Ads, Bill Nelson, Video, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Obama Campaign Funds, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As he assesses the electoral landscape, in which Democratic candidates will be pummeled with hundreds of millions of dollars in attack a...

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Public Asks for Political Inspiration, but Responds to Negative Attacks

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 06.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: Political Ads, 2012 Political Ads, Negative Advertising, Negative Ads, Political Advertising, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

There are two people running against me in the Republican primary for New Jersey's Ninth district and recently I had an interesting lesson in politics...

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Political Ads May Be Coming To A PBS Station Near You

Reuters | Posted 06.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Public Tv, Political Ad, 9th Circuit, Political Ads Public Tv, Reuters, Political Ads, Public Television, Political Ad Ban, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Political Advertising, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Public Broadcasting, Politics News

* 9th Circuit says FCC political ad ban too broad * Dissent fears for future of public broadcasting * FCC ban on ads for...

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Dan Froomkin

Do Koch Bros. Have A Master Plan?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 03.22.2012 | Politics
Read More: 501(C)(3), David Koch, Charitable Organizations, Video, Cato Institute, Koch Brothers, Charles Koch, Koch Cato, 501c3, Cato, Political Advertising, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Anyone wondering why the ultra-conservative billionaire industrialist Koch brothers are trying to seize control of the libertarian Cato ...

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The Fear Of Citizens United: Easily Avoided

Richard Greener | Posted 05.21.2012 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Politics, Super Pac Advertising, Super Pac, Citizens United, Political Advertising, Citizens United Supreme Court, Campaign Reform, Citizens United Political Advertising, Citizens United Ruling, Politics News
Richard Greener

If, as many believe, representative democracy is threatened by super PAC mega-money, then the media can save our democratic system of representative politics by refusing to sell them ads.

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Is the Dollar Mightier Than the Vote?

Scott Warren | Posted 05.06.2012 | Politics
Read More: Elections 2012, Super PACs, Super Pac, Citizens United, Money in Politics, 2012 Election, Superpacs, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Political Advertising, Campaign Ads, Political Ads, 2012 Campaign Ads, Politics News
Scott Warren

If the 2012 election involves way too much money and way too little substance, we have no one but ourselves to blame.

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Paul Blumenthal

How Money Helped Romney's Florida Comeback

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.30.2012 | Politics
Read More: Super Pac, Florida Primary 2012, Super PACs, Ron Paul, FL Primary 2012, FL Primary, Mitt Romney for President, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich for President, Florida Primary, FL Primary Election 2012, Restore Our Future, Political Advertising, Campaign Finance, Newt Gingrich Florida, Florida Primary Election 2012, Mitt Romney Florida, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, Santorum, Florida Election 2012, 2012 Election, Advertising, Mitt Romney 2012, Winning Our Future, FL Election, Rick Santorum 2012, Ron Paul 2012, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul for President, FL Election 2012, Florida Primary Election, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Fresh off a triumphant victory in the South Carolina primary, former Speaker Newt Gingrich came to Florida with the wind at his back. Wh...

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Results and Consequences

Robert Hoopes | Posted 03.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: South Carolina Primary, New Hampshire Primary, Iowa Caucuses, Romney, Republican Primary, Obama, Nfl, Philadelphia Eagles, Presidential Campaign, Perry, Santorum, Paul, Political Advertising, Bachmann, Politics News
Robert Hoopes

Will Romney be able to conduct a campaign fighting on four fronts, and ultimately take the presidency? I don't think so.

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First Obama 2012 TV Ads Hit The Air

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: President Obama Reelection, 2012 Elections, Obama Reelection, President Obama, Elections 2012, Obama Tv Ads, Obama, Political Advertising, Obama Ads, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Obama 2012, President Obama Reelection Campaign, Barack Obama Reelection Campaign, Video, Obama Reelection Campaign, 2012 Election, Barack Obama Reelection, Barack Obama 2012, Election 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON — With an eye on recruiting volunteers, President Barack Obama is launching the first TV ads of his re-election campaign. Campaign off...

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Paul Blumenthal

Political Advertisements May Face Disclosure Requirement

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.27.2011 | Politics
Read More: Transparency, Elections 2012, Michael Copps, Fcc, Disclosure, Political Advertising, Federal Communications Commission, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Everyone is used to seeing a flood of political advertising, whether they are vicious attack ads or saccharine puff pieces, in the month...

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WATCH: Is This The Sexiest Campaign Ad Ever?

Posted 12.06.2011 | World
Read More: Polish Elections, Video, Katarzyna Lenart, Poland, Polish Parliament, Sexy Political Ads, Democratic Left Alliance, Katarzyna Lenart Democratic Left Alliance, Katarzyna Lenart SLD, Civic Platform, Polish National Election, Political Advertising, Poland Election, Sld, World News

We've seen some sexy campaign ads (thanks Conan!), but Katarzyna Lenart's "Basic Instinct" ad takes the cake. And it's not a parody. Politico's B...

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