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Ron Paul's channeling Don LaFontaine. Intentionally, given the way his ad starts as if it were a movie trailer.

I would say that the most typical political ad right now runs along these lines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp76ly2_NoI

Paid for by the National Organization for ________, the Friends of _________, Citizens for ________, Citizens Against __________, or what-have-you. Because there's a bewildering profusion of PACs and 527s and 501(c)3s and so forth, and they've all got something to say. A lot of it, right now, is about how natural gas is a safe, environmentally friendly fuel that will make us energy independent. Coincidentally paid for by energy companies.

In terms of inter-campaign rivalry, you get more than a few about how the opposing candidate is some kind of dangerous lunatic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63h_v6uf0Ao

Or, based on some selectively edited video clips and snippets of vote history, "wrong for you, wrong for America."

Oh, yes, personality politics are very common. You get a lot like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0n3NLgSsAg

Who cares to be honest. It's just another form of entertainment, which is what America feeds off of. It's just an event for everyone to jack off to, but have nothing to show for it. I will be at home, not voting or watching the elections, but actually have something to show for it. dramallama