Are you sick of onset ads , Super PAC ads , and even advertizement in color ? Then countenance ’s turn to a cornier , soft time – the election of 1952 , when the original"Egghead"Adlai Stevenson ran against Eisenhower , running a serial of signally unremarkable boob tube ads . Well , it likely was n’t just the television ad that did Stevenson in , but the residual ishistory . Happy Presidents ' Day , everyone !
1. “Endorsement: Women”
A man for all the people . Even women .
2. “Ike…Bob”
An adapted radio ad . Sort of horrifying , really .
3. “Music Man” Ad
" Vote Stevenson : a man you’re able to consider in , son . " Best rime ever .
4. “Adlai to You”
On the difficultness of pronouncing the candidate ’s name .
5. “I Love the Gov”
" I ’d rather have a man with a maw in his shoe than a fix in everything he says . "
6. “The Same God Made Us All”
Oh boy , here we go again with the God - given liberty .
7. “Platform Double Talk”
" What ’re you complain about , you get two policies for the price of one ! "
8. “Let’s Not Forget the Farmer”
So if the above is to be believed , this ad should seal the deal : all possible demographic , including women , people who do n’t wish Eisenhower , hoi polloi who can or can not pronounce " Adlai " properly , people who love the governor of Illinois , Christians , politically savvy people , and nowfarmersare behind Stevenson . What could perhaps go wrong ?
Stevenson on TV Advertising
accord to theMuseum of the Moving Image , Stevenson did n’t like being on boob tube much ( emphasis add together ):
One Sample Eisenhower Ad
Just compare the above to Eisenhower ’s " I Like Ike " advertising . Poor Stevenson .
See also:12 originative Campaign Slogans to Inspire the 2012 Candidatesand15 Recent Presidential Elections : A Matter of Inches .
