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Akin's Next Move: TV-Ad Apology

Todd Akin has been backtracking all over the place since he said that "legitimate rape" victims don't get pregnant , but now he's offered a mea culpa in the form of a new campaign ad. "Rape is an evil...

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Meet the 'Mad Men' Behind Romney's Ads

Mitt Romney has been raking in the big bucks, and the Washington Post takes a look at what he has done with some of that campaign cash: assembled his own "Mad Men" team. The candidate has hired a...

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Harold and Kumar Join Team Obama

President Obama's latest supporters: Harold and Kumar. Kal Penn and John Cho reprise their stoner characters in a new Obama campaign video, in which the president makes a very important phone call...

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Pols Avoid Ground Zero as Cost Debate Rages

For the first time, no elected officials will speak at Ground Zero on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the AP reports. While many hailed the change as a separation of 9/11 from any sort of...

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Citizens United Anti-Obama Film Set to Bombard TV

Coming to a dozen TV stations near you, for the next seven weeks: An hour-long film in which former Obama supporters talk about their disillusionment with the president. The Hope and the Change...

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Romney Pinching Pennies on Ads

Mitt Romney and the Republicans have made plenty of big fundraising headlines over the summer—but with restrictions on political cash, Romney's already facing some financial hurdles . The indebted...

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Romney, Obama Play Defense on 60 Minutes

President Obama is unleashing the latest attack on Mitt Romney's taxes, following the candidates' dueling appearances on 60 Minutes last night, referencing his 47% comments as well as questions over...

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Sesame Street to Obama: Take Down Big Bird Ad

Mitt Romney knows who America's real economic scourge is, and he's big and yellow. A cheeky new Obama campaign ad pokes fun at Mitt Romney's attack on Big Bird and PBS at the debate by labeling the...

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Morgan Freeman Narrates Latest Obama Ad

President Obama made a good choice for his latest ad: He got Morgan Freeman to narrate it. Freeman, a huge Obama supporter, has one of the most recognizable voices in the country, the Atlantic Wire...

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Lena Dunham's 'First Time' Obama Ad Causes a Fuss

Lena Dunham released an ad for the Obama campaign yesterday, and it's about as titillating as you'd expect from the creator of HBO's Girls : In it, she talks quite a bit about her first time … voting,...

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'Base' Michael Moore Ad Riles Conservatives

Michael Moore and MoveOn.org put together a pro-Obama ad, and it’s predictably controversial. It features a message from the Greatest Generation to the GOP and Mitt Romney: “If your voter suppression...

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Romney Rips Obama Over Little Matter of 'Revenge'

Mitt Romney has stirred up a few headlines today over a little matter of revenge. Stumping in New Hampshire, Romney criticized President Obama for urging supporters to vote because "voting is the best...

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Stars Come Out for Tomorrow's Election

The stars are coming out in a big way as Election Day looms. The latest: Will Ferrell really, really wants you to vote—and he'll do anything to make sure you do, he promises in a new video for...

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Weiner's Latest 'Supporters:' Interns, Paid Actors

And the hits keep coming for Anthony Weiner. The latest allegations: He studded his latest TV ad with current and former interns and has hired "supporters" to pack his events. The former claims comes...

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Fiorina Ad Lobs Trump Insult in His Face

Donald Trump dissed Carly Fiorina in Rolling Stone with his now-famous "Look at that face!" comment , and a Fiorina super PAC is throwing it back in his face with a new ad capitalizing on his own...

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Trump Ad Shows Moroccans, Not Mexicans, Crossing Border

Donald Trump's inaugural 2016 TV ad promises Trump will "stop illegal immigration by building a wall on our southern border that Mexico will pay for," as the screen shows people streaming over a...

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Sanders' Ad Most Important Since Reagan's 'Morning' Spot?

The Bernie Sanders campaign has launched the most talked-about ad of the 2016 election season to date— "America," set to the tune of Simon and Garfunkel's song of the same name. A roundup of coverage:...

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Indians Scratching Heads Over Trump's Ad in Hindi

Less than a fortnight remains before Election Day, and Donald Trump is attempting an 11th-hour outreach to an entirely new demographic: Indian-Americans, reports the Washington Post . And so he's...

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Kiwi Party Learns Copying Eminem Song Was Wrong Move

A New Zealand judge said Eminem's lyrics "You own it, you better never let it go" turned out to be prophetic after ruling that a political party breached copyright by using a song similar to Eminem's...

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Mocking GOP Campaign Ad Doesn't Go Over Well in Illinois

On March 20, Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives will challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary for his seat, but the most highly charged night in the race may not be that one. Ives is under fire for...

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