Comments on: The next special election http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/26/the-next-special-election/ turning the tide upstate Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rottenchester http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/26/the-next-special-election/#comment-137947 Rottenchester Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:48:54 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/26/the-next-special-election/#comment-137947 <blockquote> This brings me to a question I’ve wondered about. Do outside ads from right-leaning groups play more in right-leaning areas of the country (meaning the south especially), while left-leaning ones play better in left-leaning areas of the country (meaning the northeast, including this area, despite party registration figures)? The answer must certainly be “yes”. And it makes me think that MoveOn and like-minded groups will play a bigger role locally than Freedom Watch in NY-25, NY-26, and NY-29.</blockquote> I agree with this, with the proviso that the ads are decent and not the ham-fisted cookie-cutter attempts that you often see from these groups. A prime example was the moveon ad from the last cycle in the 29th, which contained a factual error and was also completely over-the-top.

This brings me to a question I’ve wondered about. Do outside ads from right-leaning groups play more in right-leaning areas of the country (meaning the south especially), while left-leaning ones play better in left-leaning areas of the country (meaning the northeast, including this area, despite party registration figures)? The answer must certainly be “yes”. And it makes me think that MoveOn and like-minded groups will play a bigger role locally than Freedom Watch in NY-25, NY-26, and NY-29.

I agree with this, with the proviso that the ads are decent and not the ham-fisted cookie-cutter attempts that you often see from these groups. A prime example was the moveon ad from the last cycle in the 29th, which contained a factual error and was also completely over-the-top.

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