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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Interesting 2008 House Ads

Alright, I admit, these are mostly from the Republican side, but here are some interesting House ads from 2008

First positive ones
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Cassidy beat Congressman Don Cazayoux

Lou Barletta (R-PA)

Barletta lost because of how well Obama did in PA

Negative Ads
Against Paul Carmouche (D-LA)

Carmouche barely lost

Against Raul Martinez (D-FL)

Martinez lost

Against Jim Esch (D-NE)

Esch lost

Against Tim Bee (R-AZ)

Bee lost...most DCCC from this cycle have a pretty similar theme to this ad, trying to tie Bush to every candidate

Most controversial ad of cycle, against Parker Griffith (D-AL), one station would not continue playing the ad

Griffith won.

One of the most talked about ads, Tom Feeney (R-FL)

Feeney lost

And finally just funny...
Against Dina Titus (D-NV) by Freedom's Watch

Titus Won

There are hundreds of House ads out there, these are some of the most interesting ads, and some of the most used themes from the cycle.

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