Posted on 10/15/2015 8:06:53 AM PDT by jimbo123
The $4.8 million TV and radio ad blitz in New Hampshire by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his associated super Pacs has done little to bump up his polling in the state, which is considered crucial to his campaign.
A report by Politico Thursday notes that in the weeks since the ad buy -- which has pro-Bush ads taking up 60 percent of the political airspace in the state -- the former governor's average poll numbers have actually dipped down, from 9 percent to 8.7 percent.
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Trump has to file today, too. I’m really interested in seeing his numbers.
You may be right, I don’t know...but this is merely because Jeb is a terrible candidate - even in New Hampshire.
Sugar in your TEA?
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest {GOPe} party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
{Bar says} "That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
Three Dog Night.....Aint the way to have fun lyrics---
While Bush’s lack of appeal is undeniable, this is the latest instance of a recent phenomenon: television ads may not be working anymore. Another example is the $1M anti-Trump campaign from Club For Growth that had very little/no effect.
A LOT less people watch TV ads these days. I was wondering if that was going to start having an effect on elections. I’m extreme about it, so we watch ZERO commercials in this house. However, even in normal homes, the amount of network/cable television ads that are actually seen has to be dwindling by the day. People are cancelling television and relying on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon, etc. People who DO still have old style TV are time shifting their shows and forwarding through commercials.
Trump seems to me to be the candidate who is most plugged into social media and that seems to be giving more bang for the buck than television advertising. Something to watch.
Interesting times...
SPEND IT ALL!!!!!!!!......................it’s good for the economy................
But again, according to Trump himself, he hasn't yet spent any money on ads, anywhere. He said "We have some. We may run them, we may not." This was last week.
Trump is in the unique position of receiving criticism if it turns out he raised too much money! Trump has made much ado about self-funding and refusing contributions except for $8 checks from little old ladies.
I think that is the future of campaign advertising. Make it entertaining and put it out there for people to click on.
Many people access TV content ad-free on Netflix, Hulu, etc. Others DVR and FF through the ads. Traditional television advertising is not nearly as effective as it used to be. But make a TV ad entertaining and people will go to YouTube to watch it.
It does my heart good to watch the Chamber of Illegal Immigrants blow 10’s of millions on this mope, Fiorina, and Slick Marco : )
The Bush Dynasty dying.
Now if it will only take the Consultant Class with him.
“Maybe the ad blitz should have been in English.”
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Hah! Good One.
I wonder how much that red-headed skank charged Yeb for her antics at the “No Labels” shindig in New Hampshire earlier this week?
That skank is a political groupie aching to get some sack time with a big fish so she can collect that big mistress hush money payout is my opinion. She has the crazy eyes and crazy posturing.
She’s stupid, to boot. I even saw one picture of her huggin up on Lindsey Graham.....talk about clueless.
EVAH!
See, the establishment isn't as smart as I think I am.
:-)
Just more urinating into the wind! Glad all these rich “RINO” yahoos are wasting their money on ¿Yeb? Hopefully, this will end the Booshes forever!
“television ads may not be working anymore.”
Wouldn’t that be wonderful! The networks are basically giving Trump “free airtime” because people watch when he’s on, and they can increase their ad pricing for the shows that he’s on. This may well be a new paradigm.
I’m not a big Trump supporter, but if he does nothing more than take down Bush III, he’s got my respect.
This is campaigning 101: radio and TV ads do not help candidates with negative public opinion numbers. Once voters have a negative opinion of a candidate it takes a major event to change said opinion. (Examples of such being the death of a candidate’s family member, a truly stellar debate performance, the complete dissolution of a rival’s campaign, etc)
One of Randy Newman’s better songs - all about the wild partying in the LA 60’s music scene.
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