The real problem with campaign ads today isn\u2019t\u00a0that they\u2019re mean, or contain fuzzy numbers. It\u2019s that they\u2019re boring.<\/div>\n
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“The same people that\u00a0would do great\u00a0commercials for products and services would also do\u00a0political commercials,” advertising veteran\u00a0Bob Gardner\u00a0tells Kurt. \u201cBut this ended a few decades ago.\u00a0The political priesthood\u00a0took over and they decided that Madison Avenue did not know how to do\u00a0political ads, that political ads were a breed apart, and that\u00a0was not\u00a0the same thing as selling soap and toothpaste.”
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Well, maybe the creative crowd has returned to the game. A recent ad from the Obama campaign is classic satire with a nod to Jon Stewart. It features the sinister character, Big Bird. The ad has of course ruffled a few feathers on Sesame Street. But hey, it\u2019s nice to see someone has a sense of humor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n