Political Ad Video-Clip Art

This is stuff fascinates me. Look at these two ads, on the left statewide (Michigan) in 2006, on the right national in 2008:



I'm pretty sure that they were shot in the same studio, probably in the Detroit area. These come from different parties with different audiences, but the same message: the incumbent administration is gawdawful at managing the economy. DeVos's attempt fell flat in 2006, but methinks Obama's might play better.

Here's another case, a clip I've seen at least three different places, of a panicked trader waving wildly while a stock ticker moves by:


I got this one from a Vote No On 47 union ad here in Colorado. Odds are that this was a normal day for the trader. For those who don't know the exchanges, it's an utterly chaotic environment, even on good days. There's no way to know what kind of day this trader was filmed on, but it's good footage for those panicked by the current economic events.

Just fascinating stuff to study.