for West Wing fans: the best political ad ever

[dbskyler]

Bridget Mary McCormack is running for the Michigan Supreme Court. Bridget Mary McCormack's sister is Mary McCormack, an actress who used to be on the West Wing. Bridget asked Mary for a little help in making a video that would a) publicize her candidacy, and b) remind voters to vote for the non-partisan slots on the ballot (e.g., state supreme court judges) in addition to the partisan slots (e.g., President of the USA).

The result is here. Why can't we get more political ads like this?

Comments

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

That's a standard requirement here in the U.S. for political ads that are paid for by a specific campaign. The candidate has to say their name, and say they "approve this message." Here's a short Obama ad where he does it right at the beginning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXXkOLgMqQ

It was really fun to see them all together again, wasn't it? I thought the script was also very good, with a lot of fun, sly nods to the show and the actors.

[paranoidangel]

It really sounds to me like they don't want to be associated with the advert, like they're saying it because they have to and beyond that they've got nothing to do with it.