A Contrast of Dems
Primary day in Maryland, Virginia and DC. Since I’m not a registered voter in Maryland, I get to sit back and laugh at the Dems today. I always relish those moments.
In the few hours of TV that I watched over the weekend, I kept seeing one Hillary ad in particular and was surprised. It wasn’t my normal disgust towards the junior senator from New York, but shock at how bad her ad was. This was from the campaign that gave us the Soprano’s spoof a few months ago.
35 years of experience? Really? The last time I checked you were elected in 2000. Does this mean that Maven Mom qualifies to be a veterinarian since she’s been married to one for 27 years? Aside from misinformation, the ad is just tired. It’s the formulaic political ad that has run in every election since TV started dominating the political process with JFK. I’m surprised that her campaign wasn’t more creative with the Potomac Primary since it covers the DC area, and politics are shoved down our throats on an hourly basis. Is she just trying to turn out the over 65s? It’s bo-oring. Watching floor votes on CSPAN is more exciting.
Last night, I caught my first Obama ad, which contrasted nicely. It also aired during the Superbowl.
Both ads carry the same message: Bush screwed up the country, and I can fix it. Whereas, Obama is hopeful and motivating, Hillary is “me, me, me.” Obama is inspires. Hillary pontificates. She focuses on the economy, while Obama captures the war and environment. That split probably reflects the difference in demographics since Hillary attracts an older crowd and “It’s the economy, stupid.” saved her husband’s butt in ‘92.
Also look at both candidate’s YouTube channels. Hillary has 253 videos with the last one posted 3 days ago. She has 9,882 subscribers and 1,308,485 views.
Obama has 635 videos with the last one posted 10 hours ago. He has 26,394 subscribers and 11,863,552 views.
Do subscribers and Facebook friends translate into votes? It’s sort of looking that way for Obama. Hillary is turning out the typical votes, while Obama is recruiting new voters. Youth voting numbers are up and overall turnout is higher for Democrats. I’m curious to see if Obama is inspiring people to vote or just to vote for him? If Hillary ends up winning, will the young voters carrying the water for Obama show up next November? Or will Hillary attempt to recruit them with other lame attempts to be cool like this.
As much as I want Hillary to win the nomination for the Ds (in order to help the GOP), Obama’s campaign is amazing to watch. It reflects the change in political campaigning. Hillary=old school broadcast/boring. Obama=young, innovative and tech friendly.
[…] The Girl From The South compares and contrasts recent ads by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: Both ads carry the same message: Bush screwed up the country, and I can fix it. Whereas, Obama is hopeful and motivating, Hillary is “me, me, me.” Obama is inspires. Hillary pontificates. She focuses on the economy, while Obama captures the war and environment. That split probably reflects the difference in demographics since Hillary attracts an older crowd and “It’s the economy, stupid.” saved her husband’s butt in ‘92. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]
February 12th, 2008 • 11:44 am
Hillary’s ad is just the negative Democrat version of President Reagan’s “Morning in America” ad from 1984. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMJ90T2rwXU (Is it possible for a Democrat to ever quit whining and say something positive?)
Instead of focusing on what is right with our country, she focuses on how terrible America is. That is the problem, nobody talks about the wonderful opportunities we have in the US. If it was as bad as Hillary and Obama claim, why are so many people crossing our borders legally and illegally to start new lives here?
Hillary’s ad is just like Hillary’s campaign; all old ideas and no creative, positive solutions. She only offers generalities and no specific solutions to the “economic” problems.
We need a man/women of substance in the White House and not that empty pantsuit. Obama and McCain are no better. I’m still waiting for a candidate to come forward who will make me feel proud to be an American.
February 12th, 2008 • 3:35 pm