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Thursday, October 9, 2008
McCain Web Ad Targets the Youth Vote

The Web ad "Stand" features a montage of young voters talking about why they support John McCain. The quick editing, with almost nobody uttering a complete sentence, makes it clear that the people in the video are reciting a script.

McCain Web ad "Stand:"

UPDATE (10/14)Not to be outdone, MoveOn.org released an equally insipid youth-targeted ad attacking McCain. The ad stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgely from Gossip Girl:

MoveOn.Org ad "Talk to Your Parents About John McCain:"