Jim Webb's First Campaign Commerical!

[Virginian87]

I think this will play very well with Virginia's more conservative Reagan Democrats.

See the ad here:

http://www.webbforsenate.com/ads/

[Adlai Stevenson]

It's not there!

[Virginian87]

It's not there!

It should be.  A youtube window opens in the middle of the site.  Just click the play button.

[Adlai Stevenson]

I don't think you've posted the link?

[Tender Branson]

I don't think you've posted the link?

Sure, its here:

http://www.webbforsenate.com/ads/

or here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEmjJIk8ga0

[Adlai Stevenson]

Having seen it I think the ad is certainly effective.  The use of Ronald Reagan is  certainly a good idea against someone like Allen, who some claim has Reaganesque qualities.  The Democrats are very lucky to have Jim Webb as a candidate. 

[Tender Branson]

Nancy Reagan already sent a letter to Webb that he should pull the ad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801720.html

[adam]

A very sly ad on the part of the Webb team.

[ATFFL]

If the Reagan thing backfires, this could be a big negative for him.

[Jacobtm]

Good ad upon watching it. It's not an illegitimate use of Reagan's words in my opinion, but I can understand where Mrs. Reagan is coming from not wanting her husband to be used in campaigns.

However:

"Allen campaign manager Dick Wadhams said he hoped "the Webb campaign would respect the clear request of Mrs. Reagan."

But he declined to say whether Allen would remove a photo from his campaign Web site that shows Reagan and a young Allen shaking hands. It appears next to a Reagan quote.

"We do not have a television ad that is trying to convey the false impression that the late president has endorsed a candidate in this race. Only one campaign is trying to do that," Wadhams said.

Hanson [Reagan Library Official] declined to say whether the library would request that Reagan's image be taken down from Allen's Web site."

[Deano963]

Did Nancy Reagan ever demand that all of the republicans who made ads using the words and videos of her husband stop their ads? I didn't think so. Hyopcrite.

I don't see how this could possibly backfire. Ronald Reagan was a good and close personal friend of James Webb, he has the right to use him in an ad.

I also find it hilarious that George Allen compares himself to Ronald Reagan. I think Reagan must roll over in his grave every time Allen says that.

[DownWithTheLeft]

How sad

He had so potential til he went to the darkside

[Jacobtm]

What would be great/disrespectful was if Webb had an ad that just said

"Win this one for the Gipper!"

[Moooooo]

Great ad.

[Nation]

Fantastic ad -- I hope they run it as  much as possible.

[HardRCafé]

He ought to have spent the extra for a "commercial."

[7,052,770]

ew, I didn't like that.

At all.

Jim Webb still rules of course.

[Eraserhead]

Well for the record Ronald Reagan absolutely digusts me but I'm sure this will play quite well in Virginia.

[Frodo]

I have no issue with the ad, and it's good to see he has actually begun to fight for a change.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Well for the record Ronald Reagan absolutely digusts me but I'm sure this will play quite well in Virginia.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Silent Hunter]

Not a great ad. If he mentioned his stuff as Assistant SecDef, that might be better.

[Rob]

I thought it was quite a good ad, although Reagan makes my skin crawl.

[Eraserhead]

I thought it was quite a good ad, although Reagan makes my skin crawl.

Haha a lot of us are in the same boat here.

[Boris]

I'm not the hugest fan (nor hugest detractor) of Reagan, but this wil hopefully help Webb out. If elected, I think he'll become one of the better senators in the nations.