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)