Campaigns may consider Super Bowl ads (AP)

Source: Associated Press

Campaigns may consider Super Bowl ads

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Apr 12, 4:41 AM ET

WASHINGTON - Drink beer, eat candy, buy a car. Now add a new pitch
to next year's lineup of Super Bowl television ads: Vote for me.

Politics? On Super Bowl Sunday?

As states line up to hold presidential primaries on the first Tuesday
in February, the Feb. 3 Super Bowl could look super inviting and super
expensive to presidential campaigns eager to deliver a knockout punch.

"That is a very ripe and timely target," said Mark McKinnon, chief media
strategist for President Bush in 2000 and 2004 and now an adviser to Sen.
John McCain's presidential campaign. "It would reach a huge audience at
a very critical time. I think campaigns will look very closely at that."

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I'm not sure how many hard core partying Super Bowl fans are going to appreciate the political interruptions.. Will certainly add to the problem of $$ in the elections...:shrug:

oops!!! LOL!

It's going to be a looonnnnggg campaign season ad wise. I can't say I'm looking forward to it other than noting what the target demographic is for the candidates.

But as for the Super Bowl...if they're going to start accepting $$$, then they're going to have to also take them from all political organizations. It wasn't too long ago, IIRC, that they rejected Moveon's ad.

The days of outrage over two guys getting together with a candy bar may become a thing of the past.

No political ads on TV for presidential campaigns. Period.

:sarcasm: