The Meet the Press segment today focused on the updates of some candidates as well as the viewing and analyzing of the campaign ads by news analysts from TIME (us!), The New York Times, and The Davis Enterprise. For your convenience I will post all the ads here along with my commentary.
Obama's ad
The ad brings Obama down to earth. It seems obvious that the ad is directed towards the working American. Perhaps he is trying to reach out to the older voters now.
Edwards' ad
Edwards' had two featured in the segment today, I have only embeded one on to this blog because I feel that this has more to do with the candidate. The song choice distracted me far too much from the actual ad. What is the link between this song and Edwards? Does America have a crush on Edwards? The pictures are nice and further illuminates Edwards' charisma. Charisma may be able to win an election, but it will not successfully run a country (as seen in the past).
Sen. Clinton's ad:
Professional, effective, and memorable. The repetition with words in this advertisement is what keeps the viewers interested. The way the ad touches on key issues and does not dwell on them is clever. This keeps the viewer interested and wanting more information. I especially appreciate the fact that pictures of the candidate are not blasted throughout this video.
McCain's ad:
Why is this advertisement so long? McCain's monotone voice and illegible text remind me of "recently the drug -insert prescription drug here- has been found to cause strokes, if you have been affected by this medication call -insert lawyer here-, you may be entitled to blah blah blah". If it was a lot shorter (by more than half the time) I'm sure it would have been a more effective advertisement.
Giuliani's ad
It was nice to see Giuliani actually talking directly to the viewer about one issue he feels strongly about. Unfortunately I found much of the information given a bit redundant - a simple sentence on giving deductions so people could choose their own health care would have done just fine.
Ron Paul's ad
Surprisingly this ad was pretty effective. It clips to issues that he feels are important and then follows with a parade of support. Its fast and easy to understand and targets more than just the working class.
Huckabee's ad
This ad was awkwardly funny. Was it suppose to be funny? If it wasn't so awkward I'm pretty sure I would call it boring.
After the analyzing of the ads, the show proceeded with two mini interviews with Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
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