Ad: "Car Wash"

About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Mark Begich
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Mark Begich
» Year: 2008
» State: Alaska
» Race: Senate, District N/A (About This Race)
» Party: Independent
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: TV

Ad Content

» Cues: Candidate Present, Car Wash, Color, On-screen Writing, Outdoors, Washington, DC
» Issues: anti-Washington, Minimum Wage, Poverty
» Tone: Negative
» Types: Humorous, Issue
» Music: Fun
» Characters: Candidate, Politicians
» Narrator: No
» Language: English

Analysis

By : Sometimes a television advertisement can say more than any speech. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D), who is challenging Sen. Ted Stevens (R) this fall, is up with a new ad that uses the power of a 30-second television ad to effectively deliver the message that the corruption of its public officials is hurting the state. More...

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