Archive for November 1st, 2008

Cheney Makes His Choice

by: Jason Haber November 1, 2008

Today, Vice President Dick Cheney said he will cast his ballot for the McCain-Palin ticket.  You can imagine the McCain campaign wondering why the VP couldn’t have a nice relaxing Saturday in Wyoming.  Instead, he gave the Obama camp an opening and they jumped on it.
“This year, of course, I’m not on the ballot, so […]

Why the Illegal Aunt Story Matters

by: Jason Haber November 1, 2008

With 3 days to go before Election Day the McCain campaign is in desperate need of a game changer to alter voter perceptions about each candidate.  Time is his enemy and the Team of Mavericks (ok really sidekicks) now hopes this story, first reported by the Associated Press, is it.
According to the Associated Press: “Barack […]

Best Political Ads of All Time

by: Jason Haber November 1, 2008

With a few days to go until Election Day, Blogflict put together the 5 top political ads ever created. An effective political ad reinforces your campaign message and at the same time diminishes that of your opponent. Several times in American history ads have been used with such blunt force that […]

Worst Political Ad Ever?

by: Jason Haber November 1, 2008

This isn’t the worst political ad of all time but it will rank up there. The Michael Dukakis 1988 ads - which to this day no one can understand - are still the benchmark for awful. What makes the latest John McCain ad so terrible? In his latest ad he uses a […]