Nate Silver (Poblano) has written that Obama’s ads are failing to move voter sentiments because they lack the kinds of striking images or metaphors that stick in voters’ minds (think Reagan’s “Bear in the Woods” or the “Celebrity” ads). This TIME article about why Obama loves poker and McCain loves crapsgave me an idea. Here's the second half of my 30 second Obama commercial attacking McCain for wanting to privatize Social Security.
NARRATOR: "John McCain will roll the dice with your future."
[Viewer sees a stack of casino chips labeled “Social Security" on a craps table. Dice fly through the air, then land on snake eyes. A craps rake coldly pulls the “Social Security” chips away from the camera.]NARRATOR: “And that’s a bet…that Americans can’t afford to make.”
[Cut to destitute-looking elderly white woman.]BARACK OBAMA: “I’m Barack Obama, and I approve this message.”