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Campaign Ad, Reagan ’84

This is the best campaign ad I’ve ever seen. It was pitch-perfect when released.  “Morning in America” was written by ad man Hal Riney, who also did the voice-over for the spot.  I remember exactly where I was sitting when I first saw it. It actually choked me up. My then girlfriend made fun of me for it, […]

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Ames Straw Poll Ads Begin

http://youtu.be/3Cc5q8PKk8c Michele Bachmann went up on the air today in Iowa with an ad aimed at August Ames Straw Poll voters. The message is that Bachmann is Iowan through and through — and that she won’t compromise on the debt ceiling.  It will be interesting to see if Mitt Romney goes up with ads in Iowa, too. He is not competing […]

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