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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A Political Ad that Actually Says Something

I had just posted a comment about the Huckabee and Romney ads when I came across this ad that Senator Joe Biden is running in Iowa. It may not have music and vagueness that most other political ads have currently, but it actually has a message. You may not like Biden for some of his past actions (I know I have major issues with some of the things he has said and done in the past), but you have to admire him at least somewhat for running a campaign based on what he has accomplished. Instead saying words like "strong" or "leadership" and not having any real substance in his ad, Biden gives you a way to see what he has done. The ad cannot possibly help Biden enough to come close to winning any primaries, but I found it a nice change from the other ads I have seen.

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