Posted on 09/08/2008 5:08:57 AM PDT by Petronski
The 'unique look' of the McCain ads is great branding. Yes, it's a must-see 30 sec spot.
Running against their own party. This ad shows how far the GOP brand has fallen.
I’m really conflicted here: Ronald Reagan is back, but now he’s a hottie.
Like it.
A little pragmatism is wise here. If Bush popularity numbers were in the high 50s, of course they’d run on his mantle.
But he isn’t, and wisely they won’t.
Very good.
I think they're using a page from Sarkozy's play-book. He, too, ran as a reformer even though his party was in power.
The Democrats branded Republicans as the party of corruption: this ad is an attempt to take advantage of that commonly held belief.
But the DNC knows that when Republicans finally go back to govern from Washington D.C. this winter - of course we’ll keep the White House and the Senate! - they’ll get to work and start cleaning out the filth in the Congress. Democrats will find themselves between the Republicans and an energized population; comparison to being between a rock and a hard place is inevitable.
The ad emphasizes that McCain has reformed Washington.
Well, two reforms are anything but good:
1. Campaign Finance Reform — a direct assault on the First Amendment. And McCain continues to advocate outlawing 527s.
2. Comprehensive Immigration Reform — (aka, Amnesty for Illegals) a direct assault on the American culture. And McCain recently promised La Raza that he would continue to push for CIR.
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Both of those positions still leave a bad taste...
It’s a good ad.
As for battling your own party, I realize that this is a mandatory campaign strategy this year, particularly since Bush and the GOP have been so effectively demonized by the media. But having worked with a county GOP organization in the last election, I’d also say the battle is long overdue. There’s a lot of dead wood there and maybe this will shake some of it out.
b) The ad says McCain has reformed DC. Since Amnesty did NOT pass, the ad is not referring to Amnesty.
c) There are but three choices in November: "Obama," "McCain," and "Present." Choose wisely.
I am so tired of this “maverick” word.
I wish mccain would fire his video producer after those pathetic productions for the convention.
revolutions, need a plan.
repeating the absurdity of the word maverick a thousand times is going to end up being the new “john kerry served in viet nam.”
I’d be very surprised to learn the convention ads came from the same people producing the TV spots.
though I don’t like the commercial, I think it does have credibility. The are not running against the GOP, the message is that the “R”’s in office have FAILED the brand.
To borrow from mccain, instead of changing washington dc, washington dc changed the “R”.
they seem to have the same terrible produciton value.
I could not disagree more.
Sweet!
I think one must remember there is more to the Republican Party than the presidency and vice-presidency. We have a congress to elect this year. McCain needs to help polish the party not diminish it.
Like em or not, they seem to be working.
I almost agree with you but I don't.
The ad said they "reformed the GOP" not opposed it. Important nuance.
It is the Democrats' year. McCain can't run on Bush's record.
I'm betting he had this campaign theme of the "real mavericks" planned for the last six months. He would take from Obama the "change" notion. So in the back of his mind he was looking for that wild and radical VP pick that would shake up the media and reinforce change and small-town America. It was perfect.
Sarah Palin embodies the Republican party we love, that of Ronald Reagan. While I think the comparisons with Reagan are premature, at least we're thinking that way again. We certainly weren't during 8 years of compassionate conservatism.
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