Ugh. Charlotte, NC is ground freaking zero for presidential television ads this year. We've been seeing them since spring. As far as "Born in the USA" and the misinterpretation that it received during the 1984 election, it sounds like the Obama campaign people didn't understand Springsteen's "We Take Care of Our Own" either. -Stan
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:21:43 PM UTC-4, Wesley McGee wrote: > There are very few advantages in moving to East Texas. However, one > notable benefit is no presidential campaign or Super-PAC buys airtime for > commercials. (Of course, the dark cloud in this is they will likely solidly > back one candidate -- though there are not too many yard signs to show for > this. This is country where "Country First" and "Bush/Cheney" is synonymous > with "Proud to be an American" and "Born in the USA" and just flying the > American flag itself.) Of course, if things work out, I'll wind up back in > the torrent of ads. Still, one theory I forgot to entertain is the > carpet-bombing of advertisements may have already pre-baked opinions well > before the conventions, at least to Romney's disadvantage. > > Moreover, there may be a law of diminishing returns... > > http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/107100/why-romneys-money-advantage-no-game-changer > > > -- > Wesley McGee > http://www.ambivi.com > http://sterlingnorth.vox.com > http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com > > Twitter: @westwit > G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee > > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
