What it does
Look out America, the battle for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave has just reached new heights. You’ve seen Obama Girl, you witnessed the uproar over Hilary’s infamous Midnight Phone Call commercial, you’ve laughed at the Obama love fest on SNL, and you’ve maybe even caught a McCain piece or two. Now you can make your own Barack, Hilary, and McCain ad. Or, take a leap with a Nader or Ron Paul spot. VoterVoter lets you do just that. Created by the advertising firm WideOrbit, VoterVoter is a site claiming to help you make an impact on the elections by running or sponsoring TV advertisements. They’ve got a library of ready-made ads organized by Candidate, Cause, and Initiative. Choose one, state your budget and where you want it to run, and VoterVoter will do the rest. Or if you want to get creative, film your own ad, register and submit it to VoterVoter. Their consultants will assist you in getting the message out.
In their own words
“VoterVoter is a non-partisan political advertising service. We make it easy for you, as an individual, to run your own political advertisement on TV. VoterVoter.com enables you to directly help your candidate or cause through broadcast TV. With VoterVoter, you can select or create the advertising message of your choice and have that message play on TV stations throughout the country.”
Why it might be a killer
VoterVoter certainly makes the election process more interesting. It allows you the actual citizen to become part of the dialogue and make a political statement. You no longer have to simply sit back and watch. You can contribute on a nationwide scale.
Some questions
Does this mean politics just got dirtier? Will the ads prove effective? Do we need more smear campaigns?
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