Michael Bennet in 2016 AdWatch


On War & Peace: AdWatch: Supports Iranian nuclear deal

Children deliver the countdown and presumably Iran delivers the bomb in a TV ad. After the mushroom cloud flashes, a smoldering post-apocalyptic hellscape smolders in the background of the ad from a conservative group called Advancing Colorado. The ad instructs viewers to call Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and ask him about his controversial vote in favor of President Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran.

Truth Test: CLAIM: "Senator Michael Bennet supports the Iran deal."

VERDICT: TRUE. Sen. Bennet voted in favor of the deal.

CLAIM: "A nuclear Iran is a threat to the entire world" and "Michael Bennet is jeopardizing our safety."

VERDICT: OPINION. Both sides of the debate over the Iran deal have experts who'll argue the merits and detriments of the deal.

THE POLITICS BEHIND THE AD: It's hard to avoid comparisons to the 1964 "daisy ad" from President Johnson's campaign. Both ads feature children, countdowns and nuclear explosions--and both ads were meant to evoke the same emotional response.

Source: KUSA 9 News AdWatch on 2016 Colorado Senate race Sep 22, 2015

The above quotations are from AdWatch: transcripts from 2016 presidential, gubernatorial, and Senate campaigns.
Click here for other excerpts from AdWatch: transcripts from 2016 presidential, gubernatorial, and Senate campaigns.
Click here for other excerpts by Michael Bennet.
Click here for a profile of Michael Bennet.
Please consider a donation to OnTheIssues.org!
Click for details -- or send donations to:
1770 Mass Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org
(We rely on your support!)

Page last updated: Dec 07, 2018