Massachusetts: Ads

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 11:58

Question 3 proponents up with new ad statewide

The group backing Question 3, the measure that would eliminate dog racing in Massachusetts, is up with a new TV ad that is running statewide through the election on Tuesday.

The ad is the Committee to Protect Dogs' second TV ad and is running statewide on all broadcast channels in Boston, all broadcast channels in Springfield and on cable in both the Boston area and western Massachusetts, according to the committee.

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 08:09

Olver emphasizes public service in second ad

Congressman John Olver is running a second TV ad that emphasizes his work increasing veterans healthcare and college financial aid, developing renewable energy and fighting home foreclosure.

Olver, an Amherst Democrat, is being challenged this year by West Springfield Republican Nathan Bech.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 14:29

Frank hits Republicans, O’Reilly, in second ad

In his second ad of the election cycle, Congressman Barney Frank criticizes Republicans for being at the root of the current financial crisis.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 13:29

With ‘elephants’ ad, Frank calls for an end to the ‘circus on Wall Street’

Barney Frank's new ad for his re-election campaign is sure to turn heads.

The ad, the first of two ads Frank is running, features vintage footage of elephants as a deep-voiced narrator heaps blame on Republicans for their role in the current financial crisis.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 09:09

Olver’s ‘been everwhere’

UPDATED: In his first of two planned tv ads this cycle, Congressman John Olver stresses his travels across the Bay State's large 1st Congressional District to the tune of "I've been Everywhere."

The ad begins with Olver sitting with a guitar. "I'm John Olver," the Amherst Democrat says, "and I approve this ad so voters from Adams to Ware will know that I've been everywhere."

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