Will you watch the Obama infomercial/ will he get any kind of bump from it?

[MODU]

No/Yes. 

I might catch part of it, just to see what he's trying to sell, but I am usually bored by lectures.  He might get some bump out of it, but I don't think it would be much.  30 minutes is an awfully long time for someone who isn't already a true believer to sit and listen to someone pat their own back.

[MODU]

Did Perot get hurt from his infomercials?



Or is it just candidates that y'all disagree with that get "backlash" from every single possible action they could take?

Did Perot's infomercial delay the resumption of a potentially decisive World Series game? Were Perot and his supporters completely over-saturated in the media coverage for the better part of a year prior to the infomercials? Did Perot's ads completely blanket every swing state for months prior to the infomericials?


I'm not saying for certain that the infomercials will create a backlash and have a net negative effect for Obama, but given the circumstances I really wouldn't be surprised if they did to at least some extent.

One of Perot's performances did delay the start of one of the playoff games by about 15 minutes if I remember correctly.  He did not over-saturate the media, since he only bought time on one channel.  The purpose of the programming was to change the topic of the debates, which he did successfully.  I don't recall him plastering the airways with commercials, but I do remember there being commercials (just like for Bush and Clinton).