Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Too Fancy For Tennesee?

Harold Ford, Jr., Democratic Congressman from Tennesee is running against Republican Bob Corker for the Senate seat being vacated by Bill Frist. More local info on the race - which is very close by all accounts - here, and here. The national Republican Party is throwing a lot of money into the race (here's a sample of their handy work - FancyFord). Does this stuff work? Do people buy this? Compare the two most recent ads. One ad is designed to generate laughs and spread innuendo, the other shows the candidate personally laying out his position on the important issues. In a close race such as this one, which ads will help capture undecided or unmotivated voters?



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