"A MORE PERFECT UNION"

Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters not just of race and recent remarks but of the fundamental path by which America can work together to pursue a better future.

MCCAIN DEFENDS OBAMA

McCAin on controversial comments made by Obama's spiritual advisor

SUPERSMART PARODY, OR SNEAKY ATTACK?

This bizarre video, signed "SwiftKids for Truth," uses the format of a devastating Republican spot signed "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth." In 2004, Democratic candidate John Kerry, who served on a Swiftboat in Vietnam and earned three medals, was badly damaged by an ad that raised questions about his heroism. Today, it is not clear whether the target of "SwiftKids" was the negative campaigning in which Karl Rove was a master, or Hillary Clinton, still remembered for her unfortunate statement of 1992 about staying home and baking cookies.

OBAMA'S COMMENTS ON THE ROLE OF RACE IN THE CAMPAIGN

SPITZER'S RESIGNATION

MCCAIN'S WEAKNESS

John McCain is known for easily loosing his cool. And it could be a weak point in the final race. Especially when talking with journalists. Here an example.

AFTER TEXAS, CLINTON ATTACKS AGAIN OBAMA ON HIS "LACK OF NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE"

Hillary Clinton decided to play with fire in this March 6, 2008, interview on MSNBC, where she cast doubts on Barack Obama's credentials to become President, because of lack of experience in National Security affairs, something the Republicans would love to broadcast again and again next Fall.

OBAMA'S AD IN RESPONSE TO CLINTON'S ONE

OBAMA'S COMMENTS ABOUT CLINTON'S "3AM CALL"

Comments by Senator Obama the same day Clinton's ad was broadcasted in Texas. Unfortunately, his response was not as natural and self-confident as it could have been.

OBAMA SPANISH AD

A Spanish language spot for the Obama campaign. On air in Texas and Mississippi

THE GIRL IN CLINTON "3 AM" SPOT IS AN OBAMA SUPPORTER

This March 8 video is quite a piece of investigative journalism by Joshua Marshall of Talking Points Memo TV: one of the children shown in Clinton Campaign's "3 AM" ad (see below) is now 17, and an Obama active supporter and precinct captain.

McCAIN: NO, YOU CAN'T

Another successful video by BARELY POLITICAL, the video activist who created "I got a crash on Obama."

McCAIN "OBAMA-LIKE" PARODY

This successful video anti-McCain was presented by PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, a Los Angeles-based group of comics and actors working on politics through video music.

JAMES CARVILLE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

Dan Rather and Democratic strategist James Carville discuss at length the state of politics in 2008. Aired on October 23, 2007; 56 minutes.

OBAMA'S COMMENTS IN SAN ANTONIO (TX)

The speech to supporters after Clinton's narrow win in Texas on March 4.

TEXAS: HILLARY'S APPEAL TO VOTERS

A direct appeal by Hillary Clinton to the voters of Hispanic origin in Texas. Short, and certainly better crafted than the goofy message in faux-Spanish by Jacqueline Kennedy (bottom right in the menu of 1960 campaign ads offered by the Museum of Moving Image)

WOMEN FOR HILLARY

Cultivate one's own base is always a politician's best recipe. Hillary made a strong showing among women everywhere,but was able to win in Texas also because of ads like this one.

GREATEST BARACK OBAMA MUSIC VIDEOS

This so called "Greatest Barack Obama Music Videos" was conceived to attract hispanic voters and aired in Texas. poor quality and silly text had the predictable effect: a complete flop.

HILLARY AS PARTNER

A "populist" commercial by the Clinton's campaign: "The wealthy and well-connected has had a president who works for them for long enough." The video is predictable and, probably, ineffective.

OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN AD IN TEXAS

The week before Texas primaries (March 4), this ad has been constantly on air.

IT'S 3 AM

The politically most influent ad of these primaries: playing on the fears of a still important subgroup, the so-called "security moms," the Clinton campaign took a page from Karl Rove's handbook, and scored big in Texas.

RICHARDSON'S "Life's Work"

The creator went by the book but, unfortunately, the video fell flat as the candidate.

HILLARY GETS EMOTIONAL DURING CAMPAIGN TRAIL

January 7, 2008, the evening before the New Hampshire primaries. An emotional Hillary Clinton explains the burden of the campaign trail and why she's running for President, saying that she doesn't want to see the country "fall backwards."

OBAMA ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ

Obama's message broadcasted on February 3, 2008

YES WE CAN

This is "the" video of 2008, so far. Stylish, original, it got almost 6 million viewers as of March 8, 2008.

WE ARE THE ONES

Another first-rate production by a group of Obama's supporters. The video was seen by about 750.000 people on You Tube.

HUCKABEE/2 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSABILITIES

The candidate-as-entertainer has some charm, but the video stinks too much of Arkansas to be effective outside the border of that State.

HUCKABEE/1

Wives are a regular staple of political campaigns, but the results not necessarily are what the candidate hoped for...

CLINTON'S NIGHT PRAYERS

In this parody by Rosemary Watson, Clinton says her night prayers, asking God to Make Obama simply disappear. November 2007.

McCAIN 2008

Short, visually impressive, video with footage apparently coming from Vietnamese sources: McCains capture in North Vietnam in 1967.

LI'L BUSH GIRL...MEET OBAMA GIRL

The last production by BarelyPolitical.com, the creator who launched in June 2007 the video "I Got a Crush on Obama," a huge success on You Tube and a substantial help for the pre-campaign of the Senator of Illinois.

OBAMA, HIS MOTHER AND HEALTH CARE

Barack Obama's appeal to voters on health care. Uninspiring.

EDWARD'S ON HEALTH CARE

John Edwards talks about universal health care in Chicago, on September 17, 2007.

McCAIN OR McCAIN?

An interesting video by Brave New Films, attacking the reputation of integrity that John McCain still has among most voters. Appeared on You Tube in January 2008.

A CRUSH ON OBAMA

Seven million viewers so far for this video, put on You Tube in June 2007 by Barely Political, a small firm producing videos of media satire. "I got a crush on Obama" was named 2007 video of the year by YouTube, AOL, Newsweek, People Magazine, the AP.

TOO OLD? McCAIN LAUGHS

In September 2007, John McCain answers a question from a Concord student who asks whether he would be too old to be president.

RON PAUL, AN ANTI-WAR REPUBLICAN

HILLARY AS BIG BROTHER

This is an excellent remake of the world-famous commercial by Apple Computers, used to launch the Macintosh in 1984. This very sophisticated ad was created by an Obama supporter in 2007, many months before the campaign for primaries and caucuses started.

CLINTONS' "SOPRANOS" PARODY

Ironic piece, broadcasted many months before the official opening of the campaign, in part to respond to the accusations of preparing a third Bill Clinton presidency. The location (a 100% American diner) and the characters (a hint to the popular "Sopranos" TV series) stressed the folksy tone Hillary wanted for her campaign

HILLARY'S COMEBACK, THE DAY AFTER

March 5. David Gregory interviews Barack Obama for "Today" (NBC). The night before, Hillary Clinton won Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas.

THE VIDEO THAT SANK GIULIANI

Former NYC mayor RUdy Giuliani as drag queen with tycoon Donald Trump. This was a clip from the movie "GIULIANI TIME," by Kevin Keating, and certainly did nothing to make plausible Giuliani's campaign to win the nomination by the Republican party.

ROMNEY: CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES ON HEALTHCARE

Mitt Romney, the republican candidate who spent the most, talks about his healthcare plan. As governor of Massachusetts, he made a well-granted plan.

DENNIS KUCINICH, THE LEFT WING

Long interview with Dennis Kucinich, the real liberal candidate at the democratic primaries. At PBS (3 oct 07), he exposes his ideas about Iraq, healthcare and more. But on January 24, after very poor results in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, Kucinich dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination. In charge as superdelegate (as Ohio representative), he is not endorsing any other candidates.

JOHN EDWARDS'S "COURAGE"

The "courage campaign". Populism by John Edwards.

GIULIANI TV AD, "FREEDOM"

Giuliani's favourite topic: anti-terrorism war

HUCKABEE AD: "CHUCK NORRIS APPROVED"

Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris review facts about Governor Huckabee

OBAMA DECLARES HIMSELF

This video of January 2007 stresses the main theme of Obama's candidature: change politics. Very low-key in the settings and tone, apparently it resonated with the young

REPUBLICAN PARTY VALUES

This highly partisan video about the Republican Party "Values" (a long list of politicians and lobbysts indicted or convicted) was posted on You Tube in August 2007, indicating that a new generation of young Democratic activists is mobilizing to battle the establishment of both parties

TEN TYPES OF REPUBLICANS

Pre-campaign video, produced by two young activists, Jay Barba and Brian Farrely, on the eve of Congressional elections in 2006.