Author Archives: jpollock

Campaign Ad Trump 2016

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/trump-new-hampshire-ad-218692

Attached is a link to a Trump ad in Feb., 2016 that aired just before a “critical contest”. It is useful to see how his team interviewed seemingly regular people to boost his public image. I wonder what his ads in 2016 were like compared to this one. Was this a special ad because of the time and place?

Super Tuesday

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/19/what-is-super-tuesday/?arc404=true

This article from the Washington Post highlights what Super Tuesday is and why it is extremely important for potential Presidential Candidates. For further information on Super Tuesday, especially how its use and importance has changed over the last 33 years, look to pages 86-89 in our textbook, Presidents and the American Presidency by Han & Heith.