About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Barack Obama
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Barack Obama
» Year: 2007
» State: Iowa
» Race: Presidential
» Party: Democratic
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: Radio

Ad Content

» Cues: A Common Man/Woman, Music
» Issues: Integrity, Jobs, Special Interests, Taxes
» Tone: Positive
» Types: Biographical
» Music: Fun
» Characters: "Real People"
» Narrator: Female
» Language: English

Analysis

By Channel '08: Barack Obama starts airing a distinctly Iowa radio ad today in... Iowa. It stars Norma "Duffy" Lyon, the creator of the famed Iowa butter cow, which is displayed each year at the Iowa State Fair. "You know, you see a lot of manure in our line of work," Lyon says in the ad. "It's a lot like politics. You got to know what's bull and what's for real." Ah, the sarcasm. Lyon spends time during the 60-second ad touting Obama's rural agenda. The ad is called "For Us." More...