About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Dennis Kucinich
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Dennis Kucinich
» Year: 2007
» States: None
» Race: Presidential
» Party: Democratic
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: TV

Ad Content

» Cues: Music, On-screen Writing
» Issues: Big Oil, Energy, Taxes, War (Iraq), War on Terror
» Tone: Positive
» Types: Attack, Issue
» Music: Ominous
» Narrator: No
» Language: English

Analysis

By Channel '08: The ad uses the image of a gas price meter ticking away -- showing the price of oil, the number of U.S. soldiers killed and wounded in Iraq, the number of Iraqi civilians killed or displaced, and oil company profits, among other figures. The sound of a gas pumping into a car permeates throughout. More...