AdWatch on 2018 Gubernatorial races


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Starting well before each election, candidates produce and air politicial advertisements. Since Citizens United took effect, PACs have produced many campaign ads too.

In modern campaigns, ads might be on TV, but also might be via email, web video, Tweets, or other social media.

Political pundit publications, such as The Hill and Rollcall, analyze campaign advertisements as well as campaign events (although at OnTheIssues we ignore their relentless coverage of polls; since we consider them irrelevant to normal voters and relevant only to pundits!)

OnTheIssues.org reviews those ads and analyses for relevant issue content, including opponents' responses when available. Sometimes we transcribe the ads from video or audio; sometimes we include commentary; all the time, we urge paying attention to the opponent of each advertiser too, to get the full story!

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Kelda Helen Roys: AdWatch: 1849 anti-abortion law is still on the books.     Casey Cagle: Conservative values: pro-life & pro-second Amendment.     Marty Jackley: AdWatch: Protect the unborn.

Crime     Allan Fung: Strong stance against crime; we need accountability.

Drugs     Marty Jackley: Double headline - Already Done.

Energy & Oil     Bill Schuette: Joins lawsuit challenging Obama's Clean Power Plan.

Gun Control     Brian Kemp: Respect the 2nd Amendment if you want to date my daughter.     Steve Sisolak: I'll take on the NRA and I'll take on Donald Trump.     Marty Jackley: Double headline - Already Done.

Health Care     Jared Polis: AdWatch: Supports Medicare for All.

Immigration     Walker Stapleton: End these dangerous sanctuary city policies.     Casey Cagle: Double headline - Already Done.     Steve Sisolak: Double headline - Already Done.

Tax Reform     Walker Stapleton: I stopped the largest tax increase in state history.

Technology     Kevin de Leon: Preserve net neutrality in California, if Feds won't.

War & Peace     Marty Jackley: Double headline - Already Done.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Allan Fung Rhode Island Republican candidate for governor of Rhode Island Bill Schuette Michigan Republican candidate for governor of Michigan Brian Kemp Georgia Republican candidate for Governor Casey Cagle Georgia Republican candidate for Governor Jared Polis Colorado Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor Kelda Helen Roys Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Kevin de Leon Democratic candidate for California U.S. Senator California Marty Jackley South Dakota Republican candidate for Attorney General Steve Sisolak Nevada Democratic candidate for Nevada Governor Walker Stapleton Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado

The above quotations are from AdWatch on 2018 Gubernatorial races.

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