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I'm in Canada so I don't really get to see a lot of these political ads. But, do ad's like this actually work? This one in particular looks like something a b

I'm in Canada so I don't really get to see a lot of these political ads. But, do ad's like this actually work? This one in particular looks like something a bunch of high school kids would make...

tzs 3y ago
A significant number of Republican politicians in fact do want to ban condoms and other forms of contraception. Clarence Thomas in his concurrence on overturning Roe v. Wade indicated he wanted to also reconsider Griswold v. Connecticut, which was the case the overturned state bans on contraceptives. After that there was a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would have codified Griswold. All 220 Democrats in the House voted for it. Only 8 Republicans did so, 2 voted "present", and 6 did not vote. The remaining 195 Republicans voted "no".
- zdad 3y ago
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brucethemoose2 3y ago
Do y'all have a first past the post system? I feel like the ads are an artifact of this + the two parties. They aren't meant to convince the public, they are meant to convince the very tiny demographics that will actually swing stuff in our all-or-nothing primary + general elections.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
  FPTP here in the UK and we get nothing like this. We do get some quite budget political ads, but they tend to be less like 'schoolboy attacks' than the US ones seem to be. In general, our advertising restrictions are tighter.
wrp 3y ago
There has naturally been a lot of research on the effectiveness of political advertising. From what I've read in the academic literature, it's recognized that no one's opinion gets changed, but exposure to a narrative will change the relative priority people give to issues. The purpose of political advertising is to focus public attention on issues were the party thinks they have stronger appeal. I'm speculating that political ads trend rather childish because they are targeted at those people who are most easily influenced.
thefurdrake 3y ago
> something a bunch of high school kids would make Advertisement in America, political and otherwise, panders to what appears to be the average (or below) cognitive ability of the American citizen. It's no surprise, then, that political ads come off to people outside the US as made by immature freshman nonces.

I'm in Canada so I don't really get to see a lot of these political ads. But, do ad's like this actually work? This one in particular looks like something a bunch of high school kids would make...

tzs 3y ago

A significant number of Republican politicians in fact do want to ban condoms and other forms of contraception. Clarence Thomas in his concurrence on overturning Roe v. Wade indicated he wanted to also reconsider Griswold v. Connecticut, which was the case the overturned state bans on contraceptives. After that there was a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would have codified Griswold. All 220 Democrats in the House voted for it. Only 8 Republicans did so, 2 voted "present", and 6 did not vote. The remaining 195 Republicans voted "no".

zdad 3y ago
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brucethemoose2 3y ago

Do y'all have a first past the post system? I feel like the ads are an artifact of this + the two parties. They aren't meant to convince the public, they are meant to convince the very tiny demographics that will actually swing stuff in our all-or-nothing primary + general elections.

oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
FPTP here in the UK and we get nothing like this. We do get some quite budget political ads, but they tend to be less like 'schoolboy attacks' than the US ones seem to be. In general, our advertising restrictions are tighter.

wrp 3y ago

There has naturally been a lot of research on the effectiveness of political advertising. From what I've read in the academic literature, it's recognized that no one's opinion gets changed, but exposure to a narrative will change the relative priority people give to issues. The purpose of political advertising is to focus public attention on issues were the party thinks they have stronger appeal. I'm speculating that political ads trend rather childish because they are targeted at those people who are most easily influenced.

thefurdrake 3y ago

> something a bunch of high school kids would make Advertisement in America, political and otherwise, panders to what appears to be the average (or below) cognitive ability of the American citizen. It's no surprise, then, that political ads come off to people outside the US as made by immature freshman nonces.