Do you agree with the assessment that Clinton’s ads were mostly devoid of policy?
I was for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, I a bit sadden to say this, but I agree with the assessment that Clinton's ads were devoid of the Policy. Maybe it's because I live in California or being bias I didn't really pay much attention to the ads running during the election, but after having watched a few of commercial being advertised Living Room Candidate web-site, https://livingroomcandidate2016.tumblr.com/archive, during this election, I can say it honestly had little or nothing to do with policies that she was for or against she mostly bad talked Donald Trump or made herself look like the better choice (pumped herself up). I understand that it is a presidential election, a lot at stake, bashing the other candidate is what they do, but to have abandoned all your morals, is concerning, I just hoped because she was the first women ever to be elected by any political …show more content…
I honestly feel I was already biased because I could not relate to anything Donald Trump was saying during his 2016 campaign, but remembering my initial feeling when viewing these ads I have to say it has a lot to do with the images that were being shown in these ads. In Campaign Advertising: The Image Is Everything by Frank Baker " states, "More than ever, what the voters see, not what they hear, has become paramount into getting elected." as much as I wish that images alone couldn't persuade a person decision, in something so vital, as to choosing our next commander and chief, I have to face reality and agree that images hold a tremendous amount of power, but having learned these techniques mentioned, I'm great deal more aware on how I base my opinions, you know what they say, "knowledge is power", and I intend on using every bit of what I
I was for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, I a bit sadden to say this, but I agree with the assessment that Clinton's ads were devoid of the Policy. Maybe it's because I live in California or being bias I didn't really pay much attention to the ads running during the election, but after having watched a few of commercial being advertised Living Room Candidate web-site, https://livingroomcandidate2016.tumblr.com/archive, during this election, I can say it honestly had little or nothing to do with policies that she was for or against she mostly bad talked Donald Trump or made herself look like the better choice (pumped herself up). I understand that it is a presidential election, a lot at stake, bashing the other candidate is what they do, but to have abandoned all your morals, is concerning, I just hoped because she was the first women ever to be elected by any political …show more content…
I honestly feel I was already biased because I could not relate to anything Donald Trump was saying during his 2016 campaign, but remembering my initial feeling when viewing these ads I have to say it has a lot to do with the images that were being shown in these ads. In Campaign Advertising: The Image Is Everything by Frank Baker " states, "More than ever, what the voters see, not what they hear, has become paramount into getting elected." as much as I wish that images alone couldn't persuade a person decision, in something so vital, as to choosing our next commander and chief, I have to face reality and agree that images hold a tremendous amount of power, but having learned these techniques mentioned, I'm great deal more aware on how I base my opinions, you know what they say, "knowledge is power", and I intend on using every bit of what I