About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Moveon.org
» Other Candidates Mentioned: George W. Bush, John McCain
» Year: 2008
» States: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
» Race: Presidential
» Party: No party
» Funded by: Independent Group
» Disseminations: TV

Ad Content

» Cues: Celebrities, Color, On-screen Writing, President, Terror Attacks, Veteran, War in Iraq
» Issues: Healthcare, Military, Social Security, Veteran Services, War (Iraq)
» Tone: Negative
» Types: Attack, Factual
» Characters: John Cusack
» Narrator: Female
» Language: English

Analysis

By Channel '08: Actor John Cusack fronts a new MoveOn.org ad that continues the group's efforts to tie John McCain to President Bush. Betcha Can't Tell Them Apart" is a 30-second spot that is critical of McCain's stance on Iraq, veterans' health care, Social Security and the past lobbying work of some of his senior aides. More...