political ad
Candidate's TV commercial
A political ad is an advertisement promoting a candidate, party, or position on public policy.
Political ads appear on television, radio, social media, and billboards, especially during election seasons.
They range from positive messaging about a candidate's record to attack ads criticizing opponents.
The political ads have been relentless this cycle.
Unlike commercial advertising, political ads in the U.S. have fewer restrictions on truthfulness.
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- attackAggressive act against another
- smearSpread or defame
- candidatePerson seeking selection
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- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- campaign mediacampaign ad, negative ad, TV spot, radio ad, bumper sticker
- Politician'scampaign, election, vote, seat, term
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- campaign financedonations, donation, contributions, contribution, donors
political adjournalism
News gathering and dissemination
investigative journalism · news report · hard news · investigative reporting · documentary
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