Ordinary People Testify in Political Ads
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Testimonial ads are nothing new in the political world. High-profile surrogates or supportive celebrities often film commercials endorsing a candidate, hoping voters will follow their leads. Those have been rare this year. But quite a few ads have featured everyday Americans testifying about the state of the nation, as strategists seek to make politics &#151; and the presidential election &#151; personal through campaign commercials.
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With six days to go until the election, the coveted 'persuadables' are still thinking.
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Americans are boldly speaking their minds, even when others would prefer they didn't.
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WASHINGTON - I may be the only person tuned in to the presidential race who isnât outraged by the competing TV commercials that are making scurrilous accusations about President Bush and John Kerry.
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By Julio Ojeda-Zapata and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 22--Ah, temptation: You're a political campaign worker who is offered juicy inside info on your boss's archrival.
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To casual consumers of campaign news - and that would be most voters - the past week may have been particularly perplexing.
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Legislative races are normally sleepy affairs involving politicians who are virtually unknown outside their district. Campaign spending is scarce, the political implications minimal.
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Political parties and campaigns are racing to train voters, holding mock caucuses or 'mockuses.' Glitches are common in these sessions since trainers themselves are newbies to the caucus system.
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Text of report by Estonian newspaper Postimees website on 5 September  [Commentary by Rein Veidemann: "Media Circus"]  Elections make for fatty raw material to the free media. The supply of news and opinions is far greater than the demand.
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Is it a new dawn in US politics, or just another gimmick in an endless and overcrowded 2008 White House race? Senator Hillary Clinton and Democratic presidential rivals clamber on stage Monday in South Carolina to face questions not from some television news star, but supposedly ordinary voters airing unfiltered demands for answers in YouTube videos.
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The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Sunday, March 11:  People with information about wrongdoing in government or elsewhere are reluctant to talk if their identities might be revealed.
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A sampling of youth outreach efforts in the presidential campaign:
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A presidential election can be a strange prism on the real world. Small incidents can look monumental simply because theyâre unexpected or embarrassing (remember the flap over
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Candidates from both parties are getting help from their family members on the presidential campaign trail. A sampling:
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The issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political.
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Details of a television ad released Thursday by the Bush campaign:
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Market politicos sometimes say one thing but mean another.