Historical+Campaign+Commercials

Check out these historical campaign commercials and see if you can pick out which propaganda devices are at work. media type="custom" key="6186753" Eisenhower: "The Man From Abilene" (from the first election to use television commercials - 1952)
 * Theme: Biographical**

media type="custom" key="14976430" Bob Dole "Journey" (from the 1996 campaign against Bill Clinton; Dole had been a leader in the Senate, but his campaign needed to introduce him to the entire United States)

media type="custom" key="14210908" Kerry: "Optimists" (a good example of several propaganda techniques)

media type="custom" key="6186775" Kennedy: "Nixon's Experience?" (used by the JFK campaign against former VP Nixon in the 1960 campaign. That campaign also featured the first-ever televised debate)
 * Theme: Backfire**

media type="custom" key="14210102" Dole: "Riady" (a commercial about the first term of President Bill Clinton)

media type="custom" key="14210162" W. Bush: "Windsurfing" (an effective ad used by George W. Bush to illustrate the positions of his opponent, John Kerry, and his elitist lifestyle.)

media type="custom" key="14210658" McCain: "Celebrity" (an ad from the Republican candidate for president in 2008 highlighting a perceived weakness of the challenger.)

media type="youtube" key="a4-wKuf8qPE" height="315" width="420" Critz vs. Rothfus

media type="custom" key="14209820" Johnson: "Daisy" (this ad, only aired a few times, is probably one of the most emotionally disturbing ads to this point in American history.)
 * Theme: Fear**

media type="custom" key="14210382" Reagan: "The Bear" (and still one more example from the Reagan re-election campaign in '84. Do you know who the "bear" is that they are referring to?)

media type="custom" key="14209912" Humphrey: "Laughter (an ad about Nixon's VP candidate, Spiro Agnew, who was a relative unknown at the time.)

media type="custom" key="14210456" H.W. Bush:"Revolving Door" (an ad from Bush about his opponent, Michael Dukakis, in the '88 campaign.)

media type="custom" key="14977736" Johnson: "Our President" (this ad, from Johnson's short-lived 1968 presidential bid, shows how important the decisions of the president are, and implies that opponent Barry Goldwater cannot be trusted in the position.)
 * Theme: Commander-in-Chief**

media type="custom" key="14210010" Reagan: "Prouder, Stronger, Better/Morning In America" (one of the most famous ads of all-time for those who lived through the presidency of Ronald Reagan.)

media type="custom" key="14210306" Reagan: "World Leaders" (another excellent thematic example from the Reagan campaign in 1984.)

media type="custom" key="14977590" Clinton: "Next Century" (shows Clinton's accomplishments in his first term, and his ease at occupying the Oval Office.)

media type="custom" key="14210050" H.W. Bush: "Bush Family" (a good example of one of the most common themes used to introduce a candidate for president.)
 * Theme: Family/Children**

media type="custom" key="14209750" Eisenhower: "High Prices" (also from the '52 campaign against Adlai Stevenson; funny how that theme pops up again in American presidential campaigns...)
 * Theme: Real People**

media type="custom" key="14977092" McGovern: "This Time" (from George McGovern's 1972 campaign against Richard Nixon.)

media type="custom" key="14211138" The Demon Sheep Ad (one of my personal favorites, an ad from the California US Senate primary in 2010. If this doesn't scare you, nothing will.)
 * More Recently, A Few of My Favorites**

media type="custom" key="14211288" media type="custom" key="14211210" Finally, two funny ads for Alabama Agricultural Commissioner.

media type="youtube" key="-iV6ekGX1XM" height="315" width="560" Keith Rothfus: Everyday Guy


 * [|From the 2012 Presidential Campaign] **