Campaign ads that mattered
Most campaign ads this year pummeled viewers into submission -- or apathy. But a few didn't. Here are eight that changed the trajectory of their races.
By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Thursday, November 4th, 2010 at 04:56 p.m.
California mudslide
We put ads from the Golden State races to the test on our Truth-O-Meter.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 at 05:32 p.m.
Is Whitman a porn peddler?
In a web-only video ad, California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner accuses his Republican primary opponent Meg Whitman of peddling porn as CEO of eBay. We check the facts.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 11:50 a.m.
For a state in a mess, a messy campaign
As California struggles through a budget crisis and sagging economy, rival Republicans seeking the governorship are attacking on TV like crazy.
By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 06:04 p.m.
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