Political Advertising Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/political-advertising/ Advertising News and Know-How Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.adpulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-adpulp-logo-reddark-grey-32x32.png Political Advertising Archives - Adpulp https://www.adpulp.com/category/political-advertising/ 32 32 29582147 HOPE FLOATS: Maine Oysterman, Graham Platner, for U.S. Senate https://www.adpulp.com/hope-floats-maine-oysterman-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate/ https://www.adpulp.com/hope-floats-maine-oysterman-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:01:33 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40386 Positioning is fundamental to brand advertising, and some of today’s Democratic Party candidates are positioning themselves as pro-labor, anti-oligarch defenders of the American people and the American dream. Graham Platner, an oysterman from Maine, is one such candidate. He is running to replace the state’s incumbent Republican Senator, Susan Collins. Democrats from coast to coast […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/hope-floats-maine-oysterman-graham-platner-for-u-s-senate/feed/ 0 40386 The Trump Team and His Backers Believe in the Power of Advertising https://www.adpulp.com/the-trump-team-and-his-backers-believe-in-the-power-of-advertising/ https://www.adpulp.com/the-trump-team-and-his-backers-believe-in-the-power-of-advertising/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 16:08:22 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40137 The election came and went, but the campaigning never ends. Welcome to the new not normal, where the Trump administration invests millions of dollars in advertising to persuade people who have already voted. Maybe you’ve seen the commercial from the Department of Homeland Security featuring its newly appointed leader, Kristi Noem (the former Governor of […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/the-trump-team-and-his-backers-believe-in-the-power-of-advertising/feed/ 0 40137 Democracy Did Not Die In Darkness, But A Formerly Important Newspaper Did https://www.adpulp.com/democracy-did-not-die-in-darkness-but-a-formerly-important-newspaper-did/ https://www.adpulp.com/democracy-did-not-die-in-darkness-but-a-formerly-important-newspaper-did/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:58:55 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40027 Associated Press reporters have been barred from the White House and Air Force One because the venerable media business refuses to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. On the other side of the Constitutional issue is The Washington Post, which is doing whatever it can to please the nation’s Supreme Ruler. […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/democracy-did-not-die-in-darkness-but-a-formerly-important-newspaper-did/feed/ 0 40027 America’s Top Technology Firms No Longer A Reliable Source of Truth https://www.adpulp.com/americas-top-technology-firms-no-longer-a-reliable-source-of-truth/ https://www.adpulp.com/americas-top-technology-firms-no-longer-a-reliable-source-of-truth/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:11:51 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=40013 Google, Apple, Microsoft, et al, would rather kiss the Supreme Ruler’s ring than provide accurate information to its customers. According to The Guardian, Google’s online and mobile calendars no longer include references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events. Google is also rolling back its previous commitment to diversity, […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/americas-top-technology-firms-no-longer-a-reliable-source-of-truth/feed/ 0 40013 Authenticity Or Bust https://www.adpulp.com/authenticity-or-bust/ https://www.adpulp.com/authenticity-or-bust/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:36:13 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38877 In the elder days of Art Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part, For the Gods see everywhere. –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In his pithy and spot-on book, On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt writes about the above lines of poetry, “The point of these lines is clear. In the old days, craftsmen did […]

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]]> https://www.adpulp.com/authenticity-or-bust/feed/ 0 38877 Federal Judge in Florida “Keeps It Simple for the State of Florida” https://www.adpulp.com/federal-judge-in-florida-keeps-it-simple-for-the-state-of-florida/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:15:23 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38850 In Texas, the Attorney General’s office has a nasty habit of using the courts to interfere with citizens groups, churches, and others working for the common good. Now, Florida is taking the litigious path. The state’s Surgeon General’s office wants to bring criminal charges against any broadcasters airing an advertisement it doesn’t like. Right now, […]

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]]> 38850 Harris-Walz Have the Right Messaging for this Moment https://www.adpulp.com/harris-walz-have-the-right-messaging-for-this-moment/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:47:32 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38095 I’m impressed by the quality and consistency of messages from the Harris-Walz campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris, in particular, is addressing the hard topics of our day with a straight-on, level-headed fierceness and compassion that’s both remarkable and refreshing. For millions of voters, a woman’s right to choose is at the center of the 2024 […]

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]]> 38095 Dan Osborn Is A Man Who Fixes Things. Can He Fix the Senate? https://www.adpulp.com/dan-osborn-is-a-man-who-fixes-things-can-he-fix-the-senate/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:56:19 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38675 Nebraska is in the news, and I’m happy to say, it’s for the right reasons. The Democratic candidate for Vice President is from small-town Nebraska. A Republican State Senator from Omaha joined with his Democratic colleagues to defy attempts to change how the state awards its electoral college votes (by Congressional district). University of Nebraska’s […]

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]]> 38675 Republicans Hope Anti-Trans Sentiment Boosts Voter Turnout https://www.adpulp.com/republicans-hope-anti-trans-sentiment-boosts-voter-turnout/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:33:46 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38670 The Culture War is the war that never ends. One side is hell-bent on denying American citizens their rights to bodily autonomy, gender identity, even books, and a decent education. To this end, the National Republican Congressional Committee unveiled its first Texas ad of the general election last week, accusing U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, […]

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]]> 38670 Defy or Deny the United Auto Workers at Your Own Risk https://www.adpulp.com/defy-or-deny-the-united-auto-workers-at-your-own-risk/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:58:34 +0000 https://www.adpulp.com/?p=38074 Two highly litigious rich men were served a dose of their own lawyerly medicine this week when the United Auto Workers filed federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The charges claim Trump and Musk used a live broadcast on the site formerly known as Twitter to threaten and […]

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