Obama’s negative defining of Romney early in the 2012 presidential campaign was a
key factor in the 2012 election, three top Obama and Romney TV ad
staffers said at a panel discussion held Tuesday night at the University of
Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
Panel members from both sides of the aisle agreed that using a
disciplined tone toward a highly skeptical public was a key strategy of
their paid television advertising. For Obama’s campaign a tone of
authenticity was used for positive advertisements, while Romney’s
campaign said it used language that suggested Obama’s presidency had
been a disappointment, but not quite a failure, economically.
“We
could tell with voters, they were disappointed with Obama, but they still
liked him,” said Ashley O’Connor, director of advertising for Romney for
President.
The top strategists of the Obama and Romney campaigns shared a stage last week at the University of Chicago to discuss the 2012 presidential campaign. The talk was sponsored by the university’s new Institute of Politics, which is run by David Axelrod, Barack Obama’s former chief strategist. The discussion kicked off an intensive five-week examination of the 2012 campaign at the Institute of Politics.
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If campaign fundraising reports are any indication, then the
11th District Congressional race between U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, a
Republican, and Democratic challenger Bill Foster will be a tight one.
The office of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Chicago) announced yesterday that the congressman has been on medical leave since June 10 and no date is set for his return.
Two weeks after filing for a partial recount, Will Guzzardi might file today a petition in Cook County Circuit Court alleging voter fraud against State Rep. Maria Berrios as a result of their race for 39th District Representative.
Illinois polling places are now closed and it may be a while before we
get the final numbers due to ballot problems in at least 25 counties. Stay updated on the latest with our election night liveblog.
Despite gorgeous sunshine and record warmth, voters were few and far
between at two polling places in Illinois’ 39th House district this
morning. The 39th features
a strong challenge from 24 year-old political newbie Will Guzzardi
against 10-year incumbent Toni Berrios, son of Cook County Assessor Joe
Berrios.
Only a handful of voters showed up at two Logan Square
neighborhood polling places between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. this morning. A
Berrios volunteer, who declined to give his name, described the turnout
as “shockingly bad.” Read more »
Obama’s negative defining of Romney early in the 2012 presidential campaign was a
key factor in the 2012 election, three top Obama and Romney TV ad
staffers said at a panel discussion held Tuesday night at the University of
Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
Despite gorgeous sunshine and record warmth, voters were few and far
between at two polling places in Illinois’ 39th House district this
morning. The 39th 