The verdict about Herman Cain's smoking ad it out
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Tender Branson
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« on: October 29, 2011, 01:18:53 AM »

and it isn't bad:

(Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Herman Cain's quirky "smoking ad" may have mystified many Americans, but according to a new Reuters/Ipsos online poll, it has drawn a sharp line between Republicans who identify with the Tea Party and those who don't.

The ad, which shows Cain's chief of staff Mark Block puffing on a cigarette for no apparent reason, created enormous Internet buzz this week.

Six in 10 of those who strongly identify with the conservative Tea Party movement said they loved or liked the ad.

An almost equal percentage of people who self-identified as mainstream Republicans either disliked or hated it.

Block is shown on the video giving Cain, a surprise Republican nomination front-runner, a testimonial before taking a draw from a cigarette. The image shifts to the candidate who slowly breaks into a smile as his campaign song blares.

"He's a likable candidate, particularly for those strong Tea Partiers who identify around values of small government and an anti-Washington sentiment. Cain seems to be tapping into that very effectively," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clark.

Tea Party supporters form a central part of the Republican voting base and could help determine who the party's 2012 presidential nominee will be, with voting to start in early January.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-usa-campaign-cain-poll-idUSTRE79R6GU20111028?view=large





Word cloud (the first word that people thought of, after watching the ad):

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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2011, 01:03:11 PM »

lol at "black" appearing in the word cloud.

Also, online poll.
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2011, 03:42:46 PM »


There's not even an option for "no difference" (the only sane answer).
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2011, 11:39:56 PM »

I have a suspicion that the love from the Tea folks might stem from them being the same kinds of folks that hate restaurant smoking bans and the like. They see this add, and instead of really caring about what the guy's saying, they're like "Yeah, stick it to the man! Smoke up!" and get excited.

Else they were liking him before anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2011, 11:42:48 PM »

Honestly, the first time I saw this ad, I didn't even think about the cigarette.
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