Saturday, November 1, 2014

Sex, Lies, and Political Ads

My wife and I were talking about this year's political attack ads. You know, the ones we all hate, even when they're attacking the "other" candidate, not "our" candidate.

Anyway... My wife tells me that one of her friends swears that she has yet to see an attack ad during her favorite daytime "soap opera."

I find the claim hard to believe. But, it makes me wonder. I have no idea what the current marketing demographic breakdown is for such programs.

I suspect, however, that an audience accustomed to seeing sex, lies, drama, and "secret agendas" on a daily basis might just be too smart to be fooled by a political attack ad.

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