http:\/\/www.livingroomcandidate.org\/commercials\/1980<\/p>\n
My favorite ad from the 1980’s is the first ad you see on this link: Reagan’s Record. This ad epitomized what I expect from a presidential ad; catchy music, boosting of candidate, cheering and handshaking, and so on. One of the main reasons that I liked this ad was because of their use of “advertising” and statistics, which I found interesting and relevant from last class. For example, this ad states “Reagan was elected governor of California, which, next to president, the biggest job in the nation.” I saw this statement as a parallel to one of the examples that our reading gave, like “number one pizza in America.” Furthermore, the ad also introduces statistics. The ad states that when Reagan was elected “California was faced with a 194 million dollar deficit, which he then turned into a 550 million dollar surplus.” I found these statistics and comments incredibly interesting because they are crammed into a one minute long campaign ad. Therefore, they provide almost no depth or no context. Taking these statements at face value, Reagan seems like a pretty awesome candidate for the presidency. However, given our readings and class discussions from last class, I wonder what is “true” and is solid information to use as a basis.<\/p>\n
I also liked this ad because it did not attack Jimmy Carter but instead, it boosted Reagan. Carter’s ads dealt mainly with military issues and attacking Reagan (not many focused on Reagan, but a few). There were also a few ads focused on faith, leadership, and patriotism but in regards to substance and “reform”, his ads talked a lot about military. However, Reagan’s ads did talk a lot about interest rates, security and prosperity, and peace. There were of course a few ads attacking Carter and his foreign policies. However, I found Reagan’s ads to be more appealing to the average American voter and saw how they would be more successful. The reason I picked this ad as my favorite is because I feel that it is the most emblematic of all of Reagan’s ads and found it to be the most successful in appealing to American voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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