A little over a month out from Election Day, television ads are increasingly negative. Over the weekend, Democrats and Republicans alike used tracker video, humor and even Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) to hammer away at the opposition. Massachusetts' 6th A new ad from former state Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei (R) against Rep. John Tierney (D) essentially gives voters in the Democratic district permission to cross the ballot because of Tierney's ongoing ethical issues. The ad assumes the viewer knows Tierney's problems; it is part of a $600,000 buy over 15 days in the heavily saturated Boston media market. It debuted before Sunday's New England Patriots-Buffalo Bills game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uLhQk-0VbE&feature=youtu.be New York's 24th Former Rep. Dan Maffei (D) is up with an ad tying Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to Akin, who became a national figure with his "legitimate rape" comment. It is reasonable to assume that Akin will probably surface in other Democratic advertisements. The Maffei campaign did not immediately respond to a query on the buy information behind this advertisement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFDqMByWw8Q&feature=player_embedded (more…)
