Teresa Shannon - Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1956
While browsing the website I discovered an area called The Living Room Candidate. In this section you can watch every political ad starting from 1952 and ending with the last election in 2012. One interesting thing I noted was that only in the years 1968, 1980, and 1992 was the independent party represented in television advertisements according to this website. Watching the early videos provides a peek into the times so to speak. The commercials use individual citizens who present their opinion on both candidates and then tell the audience who their preference is and why. They are very simple and perhaps a little biased but they dont seem to attack the candidates. Example: College Girl On the other hand the most current advertisements attack candidates on a more personal level. An example is this clip in which John McCain is called out for his visibility in Hollywood circles. John McCain. Other interesting observations include the decrease in length of the videos as time progresses but the increase in the amount of videos produced. And lastly its a useful tool in cataloging the lies that ALL politicians have told in order to get elected. It would be a really interesting topic for a research paper if I were not graduating....
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1956
While browsing the website I discovered an area called The Living Room Candidate. In this section you can watch every political ad starting from 1952 and ending with the last election in 2012. One interesting thing I noted was that only in the years 1968, 1980, and 1992 was the independent party represented in television advertisements according to this website. Watching the early videos provides a peek into the times so to speak. The commercials use individual citizens who present their opinion on both candidates and then tell the audience who their preference is and why. They are very simple and perhaps a little biased but they dont seem to attack the candidates. Example: College Girl On the other hand the most current advertisements attack candidates on a more personal level. An example is this clip in which John McCain is called out for his visibility in Hollywood circles. John McCain. Other interesting observations include the decrease in length of the videos as time progresses but the increase in the amount of videos produced. And lastly its a useful tool in cataloging the lies that ALL politicians have told in order to get elected. It would be a really interesting topic for a research paper if I were not graduating....
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