It may be sickeningly corny, but John Georges’ campaign hit it right on the money with this ad. Very nicely put together. You can see where some of that $5.5m is going.
Georges stated early on (Maverick GOP businessman John Georges Running for Governor) he would run a strong internet campaign in the early stages, in a bid to claim a last minute victory.
Georges, and rival Republican Bobby Jindal, have been the most active on YouTube (although they are still only posting rehashed tv ads). Democrats Walter Boasso and Foster Campbell do not yet appear to have set up YouTube channels. This is an intriguing inverse of the national trend, where Democrats have on the whole been the earlier adopters of YouTube.
I loved that ad! Georges has actually been online for a while with a citizen’s action site called changelouisiana.com.
Thanks for that Becky. I’ll certainly go take a look. Do you know if this ad has been run on TV yet and where?
I have seen it in New Orleans — I think it is being run statewide. It is nice to see it amidst all of the muck the other 3 are throwing out there!
It certainly is a stark contrast. It also fits nicely with Georges’ strategy of silently coming up on the rails, keeping a low profile and avoiding the mud slinging. However, he’s going to have to take some shots eventually.