AdWatch Columns for the 2012 Presidential Campaign
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   2012
   
AdWatch: Obama highlights Romney, Bain Capital (May 14)
   
Ad watch: Restore Our Future ad revives mommy-wars flap (May 9)
  
 AdWatch: Obama pushes recovery in new ad (May 7)
   
Adwatch:
Obama Spot Offers a Rebuttal and a Jab at Romney (May 2)
   
AdWatch: Obama ad says Romney sent jobs overseas
 (May 1)
   
Obama ad watch: The bin Laden raid (April 30)
   
FACT CHECK: Romney on his dad growing up poor (April 26)
   
Ad Watch: Obama lauds his energy record
(April 19)
   Ad Watch: Pro-Obama super PAC ad claims a Romney win would be middle class’ loss (April 18)

   
Ad Watch: Spot claims Romney win is voters' loss
(April 18)
   
Ad watch: Dem super PAC casts Romney as candidate of wealthy (April 18)
   
Ad Watch: American Energy Alliance blames Obama for gas prices
(April 16)
   
PolitiFact Florida: Did Mitt Romney promise to protect oil and gas industry tax breaks?
   
Ad Watch: Spot touts Obama energy record (April 4)
   
PolitiFact: Obama ad's on the money about Medicare drug savings (March 27)
   
Ad Watch: RNC spot hits on Obama health care promises (March 22)
   
Fact Check: Santorum-boosting PAC Slams Romney, Obama (March 19)
   
New Romney ad says Santorum weak on the economy (March 16)
   
Ad watch: Pro-Gingrich PAC goes after Romney again (February 29)
   Fact Check - Gingrich Energy Ads Err on Facts  (February 24)
   Ad watch: 'Rombo' — here's mud in your eye (February 20)
  
Adwatch:  Rombo Ad (February 18)
  
Truth Test: Gingrich Ad Attacks Romney on Taxes (January 30)
   AdWatch: Romney's 1st negative ad targets Gingrich (January 23)  
   Factcheck:
Misleading Claims in Obama’s First 2012 Spot (January 20) 
 
 AdWatch: Obama's new TV ad, 'Unprecedented'
  
Fact check: Did Gingrich 'slash' federal spending? (January 20)
   Ad watch: Commercial underscores Gingrich debate point
(January 19)
   Adwatch: Santorum ad lumps Romney, Obama together (January 18)
   AdWatch: Romney's first ad defending Bain tenure (January 13)
   AdWatch: Gingrich ad targets Romney on abortion (January 11)

   Ad Watch: The Jon Huntsman campaign Rick Santorum ad claims he reformed welfare
  Ad watch: Gingrich's position on illegal immigration assailed (December 22)
  Ad Watch: Attacking Rivals, in Black and White (December 22)

  Adwatch: "We Deserve Solutions" (December 16)
  Adwatch: Smiling (December 9)
  Adwatch: Obamacare (December 8)
  Adwatch: New Romney Ad Implies Differences With Gingrich (December 7)
  Adwatch: Perry's New Ad "Strong" (December 7)
  Adwatch: Romney (December 6)

  Adwatch: Gingrich (December 6)
  Adwatch: DNC ad targets Romney over flip-flops
(November 28)
  Ad watch: DNC pits Romney against Romney
(November 28)
  Adwatch: Romney takes Obama out of context again (November 22)
  Ad Watch: Romney Takes On Obama (November 22)
  Adwatch: Rick Perry's new ad, “Lazy,” attacks both Obama and Congress (November 17)

  AdWatch: Rick Perry’s new ad, “Doer,” seeks to refocus spotlight on his jobs record in Texas (October 31)
  Ad watch: Perry on job creation and energy
  Adwatch: Rick Perry's ad in Iowa on jobs (October 26)  link to ad

  DNC ad nominates Romney as frontrunner (October 25)