Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey is out with a new ad that leans hard on his role as a farmer, showing him working his farm in southern Illinois as Paul Harvey’s famous speech, “So God Made a Farmer,” plays. The ad ends with a frame that says, “Illinois needs a farmer.”
But, whatever, here’s the non-campaign affiliated video anyway…
To mark the start of Hispanic Heritage Month tomorrow, the Democratic Party of Illinois today launched a new ad campaign featuring its first-ever Spanish-language ads.
“These unprecedented Spanish-language ads are the first of many efforts to expand voter outreach under my leadership at the Democratic Party of Illinois,” said Chair Lisa Hernandez. “The Party is committed to new approaches and innovative ideas that will engage underrepresented communities leading up to the general election in November and beyond.”
“This is a big deal. With this early investment in its first-ever Spanish-language ads, the Democratic Party of Illinois is demonstrating its deep commitment to Latino communities in Chicago and across Illinois,” said U.S. Representative and State Central Committeeperson Chuy García. “Initiatives like these are exactly how we’ll connect with voters in every corner of our state ahead of the November election. I look forward to working with DPI to do just that in the months ahead.”
The broader campaign, focused on minimum wage and support for working families, consists of six 16-second digital videos running on YouTube. The Spanish-language ads, titled “Para Nosotros” and “Ninguno,” specifically target Latino voter-heavy zip codes across the state, with an additional version playing in the 25th Senate district in support of State Senator Karina Villa.
With this key initiative, the Democratic Party of Illinois is working to reach and mobilize traditionally underrepresented voters. DPI will continue to invest in ads in a variety of languages — focusing next on Asian American communities — to connect with diverse groups of voters in the home stretch leading up to the November election.
Hate Bailey but am a sucker for the farmer stuff. It would have been much better had it been one minute instead of two. Maybe then they wouldn’t have had to reuse so much B-roll.
One must wonder, and unspoken in the ads from DPI, if this is a preemptive strike in Illinois against Hispanic voters’ support for Republicans in Florida and South Texas in recent years to prevent similar votes happening here.
Congresswoman Mayra Flores’ (R, TX-34) special election win spooked Democrats, especially with Flores’ fall opponent, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D, TX-15) saying the June 14 special election was “stolen”.
The Bailey video will make people already voting for him feel good, and do absolutely nothing for anyone else.
==One must wonder, and unspoken in the ads from DPI, if this is a preemptive strike in Illinois against Hispanic voters’ support for Republicans in Florida and South Texas in recent years to prevent similar votes happening here.==
It absolutely is. IL Dems already have better outreach into latino communities than their counterparts in TX or FL, but still. You can never be too careful.
F- Listening to Paul Harvey is great. He is really missed. The video, too long. Says nothing. It makes it appear that Bailey is running for farmer, not governor. Totally ineffective.
I rate the Bailey ad as a meh+. Meh, because it isn’t original as already mentioned about the Dodge ad. I gave it a + because we didn’t have to hear Bailey’s voice.
A- rating. Paul Harvey monologue brings back memories of the old WGN radio days. Not sure if it originated on WGN because the monologue was one that was often replayed.
One observation: Bailey and his family have been quite visible. The Pritzker family has been very private. It is rare to see the entire family in the media.
OMG who translated these digital ads! I may be mistaken but it Looks like they just did it by Google Translate. Someone needs to check this out. Seems rather disrespectful. Please do better!!!
- New Day - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:36 am:
Hate Bailey but am a sucker for the farmer stuff. It would have been much better had it been one minute instead of two. Maybe then they wouldn’t have had to reuse so much B-roll.
- ThanosSnapJudgment - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:36 am:
Ram Trucks did it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMpZ0TGjbWE
- Jibba - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:37 am:
I would vote Bailey for farmer. He seems to have some relevant experience, although I’ll also want to look at the newspaper endorsements.
- John Lopez - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:44 am:
One must wonder, and unspoken in the ads from DPI, if this is a preemptive strike in Illinois against Hispanic voters’ support for Republicans in Florida and South Texas in recent years to prevent similar votes happening here.
Congresswoman Mayra Flores’ (R, TX-34) special election win spooked Democrats, especially with Flores’ fall opponent, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D, TX-15) saying the June 14 special election was “stolen”.
- Arsenal - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:52 am:
The Bailey video will make people already voting for him feel good, and do absolutely nothing for anyone else.
==One must wonder, and unspoken in the ads from DPI, if this is a preemptive strike in Illinois against Hispanic voters’ support for Republicans in Florida and South Texas in recent years to prevent similar votes happening here.==
It absolutely is. IL Dems already have better outreach into latino communities than their counterparts in TX or FL, but still. You can never be too careful.
- Enviro - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 12:07 pm:
“So God Made a Farmer” Good ad for Bailey.
It is much better than most previous Bailey ads.
- G'Kar - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 1:10 pm:
I agree, Illinois needs farmers. Beetle may be a great farmer. But, does that qualify him to be governor?
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 1:17 pm:
F- Listening to Paul Harvey is great. He is really missed. The video, too long. Says nothing. It makes it appear that Bailey is running for farmer, not governor. Totally ineffective.
- Cornerfield - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 1:40 pm:
I rate the Bailey ad as a meh+. Meh, because it isn’t original as already mentioned about the Dodge ad. I gave it a + because we didn’t have to hear Bailey’s voice.
- Gravitas - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 2:11 pm:
A- rating. Paul Harvey monologue brings back memories of the old WGN radio days. Not sure if it originated on WGN because the monologue was one that was often replayed.
One observation: Bailey and his family have been quite visible. The Pritzker family has been very private. It is rare to see the entire family in the media.
- Surge Voter - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 2:55 pm:
OMG who translated these digital ads! I may be mistaken but it Looks like they just did it by Google Translate. Someone needs to check this out. Seems rather disrespectful. Please do better!!!
- New Day - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 4:02 pm:
“The Pritzker family has been very private. It is rare to see the entire family in the media.”
Given how relentlessly the Proft crowd keeps going after their teenage daughter, do you blame them?
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 14, 22 @ 11:40 pm:
Not a fan of the Foster Ad. It’s very dry. The typewriter throughout is strange - very gimmicky and kind of distracting.