Friday, October 8, 2010

Video: Flannel Shirts, Fake Steel Workers, and Voters



The most telling portion of this video is the statement that, in the end just before an election, campaigns look to tap into emotion and get voters to vote against something rather than for something.

Advertisers will only try to sell you what they think you will buy.  In the next couple weeks it will be telling to see how much slide-of-hand and actual substantive campaign ads pop up.  This election cycle has a higher percentage of voters paying attention. 

It would be good to make politicians and their campaign managers realize we're looking for substance.