So, watching AR-04 Republican candidate Beth Anne Rankin’s recent assault on your eyes and brain commercial somehow led to my watching her previous commercial again. You know, the one where she discusses Nash Equilibrium as applied to campaigning by determining…
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AR-Land Comm: Bryant's New Ad
Democrat candidate for Land Commissioner L.J. Bryant offers up a new commercial. As I mentioned yesterday, Bryant’s promise not to take a state car extends to not accepting an allowance in lieu of a state car.
AR-04: Rankin Uses Commercial To Attack Your Brain
Wow. “Defending Father”? Superimposed signs? Weird faux library background? Seriously, that looks like she spent $8 at the state fair to record a fake commercial. She overpaid.
End-of-Day Miscellany: It's Friday, You Ain't Got No Job…
Loverboy was right; everybody’s blogging for the weekend. Or something like that. Jason Tolbert points to Timmy! Griffin taking his ridiculous radio ad to a television screen near you. No, you are not high1; Tim Griffin is actually making CHARACTER…
End-of-Day Miscellany: "Updates! Getchyer Updates Here!" Edition
I see. So, what you’re saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you; you left her because she … didn’t get to this…
AR-02: Blue Arkansas Rejects Your Reality And Substitutes Their Own
It must be nice to live in Blue Arkansas. From what I can see through the blinding glare of reality, it’s a fanciful world full of rainbows and ponies and rainbow-colored ponies, where reality takes a backseat to dreams and…
AR-Sen: A Little More About That Photo
It’s not that I particularly care that John Boozman used logos, names, and images associated with the University of Arkansas football program. I mean, yeah, it seemed a little odd to me, just given that it is a state institution…
AR-Sen: Close Only Counts In Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, Halitosis, and (Apparently) Hogs
So, yesterday, while tracking the issue of U of A’s problems with John Boozman’s commercial, I wrote: My question, though, is whether Boozman actually addressed U of A’s concerns. As noted above, U of A explained that they “don’t generally…
AR-Sen: Oops.
I’ve made no secret of being less-than-impressed by Blanche Lincoln’s commercials, but I do have to give her a modicum of credit today. After all, at least she gets to keep hers on the air for more than a few…
AR-01, -02: The same, but different
The National Journal runs down the 60 most interesting congressional races of 2010. Not surprisingly, AR-02 and AR-01 are listed. AR-02: 4. Arkansas-02 Open Seat (D) (Last ranking: 6) Bill Clinton is heading back to Arkansas this week in an…