As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, since the Carter years I’ve watched elections like a lot of guys watch sportsball. In the process, I’ve become something of a campaign advertising critic. Some campaigns are good at producing print, television, and – now – video internet ads, and some aren’t. Ronald Reagan’s 1984 “Morning in America” ad may well have contributed to his 49-state landslide reelection. Kamala Harris’s “Men for Kamala Harris” cringe-inducing ads are on the other end of the spectrum.
On Wednesday, out of the great state of Nebraska, Republican Congressman Mike Flood released a new ad showing him shooting a Chinese spy balloon out of the sky with what appears to be a “monster” revolver. Colorful, pithy, to the point.
Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., is running for a second full term in the House of Representatives, having first won a special election in 2022 to succeed…
