The most powerful ad of 2008
Kari Chisholm
Wow. I was just checking out the Senate Guru's post about which five U.S. Senate campaigns are worth a last-minute donation, and came across this ad -- from Governor Ronnie Musgrove, who is the Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi.
Extraordinary.
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12:01 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
Wow! That's worth a $50 donation.
12:21 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
I've been following that race for a while, he's a compelling candidate. Musgrove has been neck-and-neck with Wicker for weeks/months, but the latest Rasmussen poll has him trailing 54% to 43%. So if you're going to send some dough, now is the time!
As for this ad, it's a powerful introduction, but I can't shake the feeling that it stops short of where it needs to go. It doesn't even hint at how his life experience would lead him to vote. If it's paired with other ads that get more into the substance, that's great. But by itself, it leaves the viewer with more questions than answers. It's the sort of ad my not-so-political friends tend to mock, for failing to inform.
Oct 29, '08
That political ad puts most others to shame. Who paid for it? I would be surprised if it was the DSCC because they couldn't come up with anything close to it for Merkley.
Oct 29, '08
My nomination for most powerful political advertisement of the cycle is "Humbled" from Tom Udall's Senate campaign in New Mexico.
It could be the best ad I've ever seen. It's right there with LBJ's "Daisy".
2:33 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
"Humbled" put tears in my eyes... Right on Randle
Oct 29, '08
Best ad, I've seen in a Senate race in awhile. (Although I must admit I love the pea ad)
3:09 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
Who paid for it?
Did you even watch the ad? Did you see how Ronnie Musgrove was talking on camera? And he said, "I approved this message..."?
You do understand that the whole point of "I approved this message" is to tell you who paid for it, right?
3:16 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
If we are submitting nominations for "Best YouTube by a political figure about helping regular folks" I would point you to a 8-minute video from Senator Mark Hass, not an ad per se but a great story about the good our electeds and public servants can do.
3:17 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
Yes, Randle, Udall's "Humbled" makes my top five.
Oct 29, '08
Does anybody here actually follow SE dems? Ronnie Musgrove's politics should make everyone on this board shudder. Anti-gay marraige, pro-life, the man even wants to emblazon our public schools with "In God we Trust!" At least he's for raising teacher's salaries. Sorry, but a tear-jerker ad does not a solid dem make.
Oct 29, '08
Anti-gay marraige, pro-life, the man even wants to emblazon our public schools with "In God we Trust!" At least he's for raising teacher's salaries. Sorry, but a tear-jerker ad does not a solid dem make.
Ooops! I might have been too quick about making a donation, but the fact that Haley Barbour was opposed to him was compelling. However, it appears he is like most Dems - the lesser of two evils.
Oct 29, '08
Who paid for this ad? Looks like it could have been paid for by Deep South-type Christians and those of us who tend to be soft touches for human interest stories.
11:16 p.m.
Oct 29, '08
Who paid for this ad?
RONNIE MUSGROVE! For the love of god and the flying spaghetti monster, watch the ad. It tells you at the end.
Oct 30, '08
Who paid for this ad?
RONNIE MUSGROVE!
<h2>Would it not be more accurate to say the campaign donors to "Musgrove for Senate"? Given Musgrove's biography it seems perfectly reasonable to assume the religious right were among his contributors. I wonder if he suggested to Ted that it might be a good idea to post the Ten Commandments at the Oregon State Capitol?</h2>