May 12 2008
Winning ad
G.O.P. Vet in MoveOn Ad Contest
John Weiler is a former Air Force staff sergeant who says he was a lifelong Republican who became a supporter of Barack Obama. An “Obamacan,” if you will.
His message is the basis of the winning ad in MoveOn.org’s “Obama in 30 Seconds” contest. MoveOn, a liberal political action committee that endorsed Senator Obama back in February, sponsored the competition to solicit the best pro-Obama video spot that they hope to raise enough money to broadcast on TV.
“Obamacan,” created by a team from Monrovia, Calif., beat out some 1,100 other videos submitted over a 19-day period in late March and early April. Judging was broken down into two parts.
First, online public voting whittled the crowded field down to 10 entries. The winner and honorable mentions then were selected by a panel of 24 judges including actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rory Kennedy, the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the DailyKos blog.
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One Response to “Winning ad”
Wow. I was actually expecting something better than that. I can’t believe that’s the best one.