![]() Leave a message.įOLKENFLIK: That wasn't embattled Indiana Republican congressman Chris Chocola, who's in danger of losing his seat on Tuesday. Unidentified Man #6: (As Chris Chocola) Hi. TED ROYER (Perry Spokesman): That one has only been in the Internet, and the fact that she's now been talking about it for three days is to a lot of folks I think the funniest part of the ad.įOLKENFLIK: But the Democrats aren't abandoning the field of humor. Unidentified Man #4: And you voted to let the United Nations oversee elections in America because no one stands up for democracy like the French.įOLKENFLIK: A similar commercial targeting Texas independent candidate Carole Strayhorn got under her skin. Unidentified Man #5: (Singing) Don't ask, don't tell. Unidentified Man #4: Only you, Chris Bell, could vote for higher taxes ten times in Congress.įOLKENFLIK: No, wait, seriously, you want to hear this next part. Unidentified Man #4: Today we salute you, Mr. Unidentified Man #5: (Singing) The real Washington's liberal. Then there's his new radio ad against the Democratic candidate, former congressmen Christopher Bell, which plays off a beer commercial singing the praises of dubious accomplishments. Perry's most recent television campaign ads include a positive spot praising his record. In other words, it's, you know, change, change, change if you're a Democrat, and its liberal taxes, taxes if you're a Republican.įOLKENFLIK: Deep in the heart of Texas, things aren't so tough for Republican governor Rick Perry, who appears to be fending off his opponents with relative ease. TRACEY: Their pivoting back to their strength. Nielsen Monitoring Plus says there were more than 943,000 political ads broadcast on television just between August 1st and October 15th, so that doesn't even capture these last few weeks, when Evan Tracey says the ads from the candidates, their parties and their surrogates not only become more numerous but more intense. Tracey says airtime is so tight in some hard-fought congressional districts that it's hard to find any other kind of advertising on the air this weekend. ![]() And the way that they can, you know, really do that with the loudest megaphone is to do it with their campaign advertising.įOLKENFLIK: Evan Tracey is the chief operating officer for TNS Media Intelligence, a consulting firm that tracks television ads for candidates and parties on both sides of the divide. EVAN TRACEY (TNS Media Intelligence): It's really an effort by Democrats to nationalize this election and really try and galvanize their supporters around Bush. Unidentified Man #3: What does it mean that George Allen sides with George Bush 96 percent of the time?įOLKENFLIK: Zoinks! Those ads are arriving in Rhode Island, Arizona and Virginia, respectively, all paid for by a Democratic campaign fund targeting Senate seats in those states. Unidentified Man #2: Because Jon Kyl votes for what George Bush wants. Unidentified Man #1: On November 7th, should we send George Bush a message? That's not enough, because George Bush doesn't listen. But public opinion has made the war in Iraq a vulnerability for the GOP, so now batting in their half of the inning comes the Democrats. Unidentified Woman: Senator Rick Santorum is leading the effort to prevent a nuclear Iran.įOLKENFLIK: It's a traditional Republican rallying cry, labeling Democrats as weak on national security issues. The ad is sponsored by a group trying to help a Republican struggling to win re-election. And if they get nuclear weapons, they will use them on us.įOLKENFLIK: That's a new one in Pennsylvania, showing American cities going up in flames. Unidentified Woman: Our enemies crash planes into buildings. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik finds that many of the last minute appeals rely on histrionics and humor.ĭAVID FOLKENFLIK: You can tell you're at a pivotal point of the campaign when the announcers start to use a really scary voice. A lot of those ads are just now hitting the airwaves, as the campaign comes to a close. That's by far the most ever spent in a midterm or a presidential year. It's estimated that well over $2 billion will be spent on television campaign advertising this year. Nearly 500 seats in Congress and 36 governorships are on the ballot in Tuesday's elections.
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