Why I Love Great Propaganda

So for my inaugural post I wanted to touch on something riveting, mind blowing- an all around catalyst of creating conversation. But alas I’m afraid that will have to be on another post. What I do want to talk about are the ad campaigns of our democratic candidates and the potential effects they had on Tuesday’s voting.

Trying to be as objective as possible here’s what I see.

Clinton camp had a great ad, you can’t deny it. “If the phone rang in the White House at 3a.m. who would you want to answer it?”

The very last seconds of this ad give me goose bumps every time (and it’s not because of any alliance or allegiance to a particular candidate). It’s just great propaganda writing in my humble opinion.

Scare tactic? Sure, absolutely! It can’t be denied no matter how hard Clinton tries. But it does get one thinking…who do you really want answering calls like that?

Ads from Obama camp were equally stimulating. However, there was a completely different feel.

Definitely more people and action oriented (I know that’s vague). I saw a lengthy ad based in Texas where a woman spoke about how Obama is open and accepting to all people, just like her Christian background.

Mixing the importance of individuals with a bit of religion. You have to admit, that stuff sells in the G.W. Bush nation we’re living in right now. It certainly worked for Deval Patrick. But apparently not enough.
As most of us know, Clinton took 3 of the 4 states on Tuesday.

And look at the latest polls from realclearpolitics.com:

Thursday, March 06
Race	Poll	Results	Spread
Pennsylvania Democratic Primary	Rasmussen	Clinton 52, Obama 37	Clinton +15

Interesting outcomes…I love a good battle myself.

From what I understand this will last until June, right into the DNC. Who needs television writers anyway?

On a side note…Bill Clinton, was asked to leave the campaign trail. Is it NAFTA or just that Mrs. Clinton needs to stand on her own…? Comments?