32 Comments - Chicago Cynic - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 2:54 pm: That’s awesome! Can I cross over and vote for just this one guy? - Chicago Cynic - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 2:55 pm: BTW, can’t wait to see Proft’s hit piece. “Randy Keith, a really bad fisherman!” - illini - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:02 pm: I am old enough to remember the 1964 “Daisy” ad. As powerful, memorable and timely as any I have seem since. The simple, subtle message was unmistakable. - Fav Hum - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:04 pm: “There’s a bear in the woods” - Memo From Turner - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:05 pm: Favorite ad was Jeanne’s village people ad which shows the whole world what she is really about. I love it because it destroyed whatever political chances she ever had to advance. - very old soil - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:11 pm: Not my favorite but the most impactful was the “Daisy” ad - Rich Miller - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:12 pm: The Daisy ad ran once. And LBJ was gonna win no matter what. Let’s try to do better. - Stand Tall - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:15 pm: Michael Dukakis in the Tank - Anyone Remember - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:15 pm: Martin Oberman’s ads against Neil Hartigan in the 1986 AG primary. Instead of looking for an honest man, Diogenes was looking for Hartigan to protect Illinois citizens from ComEd (”Neil?”). I’m not doing it justice. - Keyrock - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:16 pm: Dawn’s pool shot ad. - Al - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:19 pm: Decatur won’t let Lamphier High School play in the city tournament. I don’t think that is fair. My name is Mike Curran and I am asking for your vote. - Rutro - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:20 pm: I know it totally backfired, but Hynes ad w/ Harold ripping on Quinn was hilarious. - Anonymous - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:24 pm: This one - Stan - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:30 pm: https://youtu.be/wzjRwNUQDRU - JoanP - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:31 pm: ==Except for the fact that the ad-maker should have put the candidate’s name on-screen a whole lot more== It’s very odd, but it seems as though this election cycle I’ve seen a lot more signs that don’t include the office for which the candidate is running. And some signs have the candidate’s first name only, which may work if you have an uncommon first name, but most don’t. - 47th Ward - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:36 pm: The Netsch pool ad is the most memorable and probably still one of the best. A runner up vote goes to the Sheila Simon endorsement of Obama for Senate right after Paul died. Both of those ads shook up their respective races and changed the momentum for each candidate. Sometimes a good ad just can just crystallize and capture the mood of the electorate and these two did that amazingly well pushing two underdogs to victory. - Reaganing - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:37 pm: This one https://youtu.be/HQdTgkY321s Joni Ernst talking about growing uo castrating hogs is also pretty good - illini - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:41 pm: I accept that “Daisy” was probably an obvious, and maybe unfair, pick but will suggest my second pick. The Reagan “Morning in America” some 20 years later was a simple vision that did resonate with the voters. Those in my family that voted Republican for the very first that year are still doing so. - d.p.gumby - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:41 pm: Mike Curran’s ad for State Rep v. Irv Smith where Mike scrolled all the bills that Irv had missed voting on. Best ad ever. - Bobi - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:46 pm: My favorite in a snarky way was Dan Schmitt who’s commercials ended with the slogan “Schmitt Happens”. I always wondered who convinced him that comparing himself to s#$/ was a good idea. - Redraider - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:49 pm: Bernie Sanders as in 2016 with Simon and Garfunkel music. He fell short but it resonated - Redraider - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:52 pm: “ America “ sorry for not finishing with the song - A guy - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:52 pm: I’m liking the Dan Ackroyd ad you posted today. And, I like this one very much too. The Chris Kennedy one with his father’s image is really beautifully done too. - Chicago_Downstater - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:52 pm: The Christine O’Donnell “I’m Not a Witch” ad comes to mind as my favorite bad ad. Saw it in class & died laughing. Obviously her chances of winning went up in smoke afterward. *snicker* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask And then there’s Joni Ernst’s “Squeal” ad, which I think actually did a really good job of using humor that would specifically connect with her base. Wouldn’t have worked everywhere, but it was just right for this election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Y24MFOfFU - Ducky LaMoore - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:54 pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHumMcInzg Harold Washington solves all of Chicago’s problems with one simple solution - Arthur Andersen - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:54 pm: Morning in America. Dukakis in the Tank for the negatives. - Chicago_Downstater - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 3:55 pm: @Reaganing Beat me to the Ernst ad. Sorry I missed your suggestion. - Amalia - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 4:03 pm: Daisy commercial Johnson Goldwater campaign. love that Dawn pool shot one too, but the Daisy commercial is so powerful and visually impactful. - Keyrock - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 4:08 pm: The Jason Kander for Senate rifle ad in 2016 was also great. - ??? - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 4:33 pm: I liked the ads in 2002 by Bob Coleman, a Democrat who ran in the primary for Illinois AG. They were designed to portray him as a political outsider, so he ran ads showing himself completely failing at the typical political shtick (for example, attempting to cut a TV ad of him kissing babies who ended up peeing and throwing up on him, requiring multiple takes). I liked the self-deprecating humor. - Randy Fritz - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 4:45 pm: As above, Daisy ad. Only shown once on TV, I believe - - Precinct Captain - Friday, Mar 9, 18 @ 4:48 pm: “According to my opponent I’m the worst person on earth and the world is coming to an end.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quf20NbCMus Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.