Best Campaign ads: 1960-2012

[dudeabides]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAlZHfaksQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXTB_S193w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXTB_S193w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3CO7xw2K0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HBON-ZIyUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEvaI_-88SU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcxG5ylhlWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonAuLOIjZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jogttrDTlZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujaix6ya54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRotMrZvOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOaXTNVimJI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2zznwIpyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMJ90T2rwXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tsaiv3Kmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LToAmI4r6ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNL5WtYTsw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmsxXwEZ6Co
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBFL6iwid4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEMDks9_Vw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTFLJS-Zs4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt-LDpxS5iQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHoXkCprdL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SDZT2Pm1wY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsQmS1OcXTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9YCNqtQLSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6wpG2Xesbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTcq248M62g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJvkRFKGgGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yr7odFUARg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OVngTHkNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky45CrITPFc

[Sumner 1868]

Here's what I would call the best ad each side had:
1960
Kennedy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLv5ZAGDPZ4
Nixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekQ5MkJPa5U
1964
Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-VPzUazQVY
Goldwater: http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnwNNlZM_co
1968
Nixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRoI8Z_8I0
Humphrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6zkvRCNZg
1972
Nixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XJH8uI9YI
McGovern: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxFXR4kfmkg
1976
Carter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujaix6ya54
Ford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWI-MjJ_lpM
1980
Reagan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VXXwyl5G0A
Carter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mGrJZ-s5jg
1984
Reagan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HtUUUe-W9k
Mondale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreSZQnip1g
1988
Bush: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988/harbor
Dukakis: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988/1982-noriega
1992
Clinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3R-IuhiemM
Bush: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992
All Perot ads were mediocre.
1996
Clinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMi8sR4B3_g
Dole: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1996/too-late
2000
Bush: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2000
Gore: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2000/down
Nader: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbFKmzr1AnE
2004
Bush: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2004/windsurfing
Kerry: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2004/rassman
2008
Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6reQLzgywzk
McCain: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2008/special
2012
Obama: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2012/big-bird
Romney: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2012/failing-american-workers

[IceSpear]

Both of these from 08 were pretty good:

http://youtu.be/5eUz13-pmTY
http://youtu.be/oHXYsw_ZDXg