Ad War Update
Since we’re going for a Sullivanesque-vibe these days, here are the latest ad offering from both sides. Chávez’s camp insists with “light painting” to promote his accomplishments on social policy and health:
But all it takes to counter a well done TV spot is a simple dose of reality from Valencia’s central hospital.
HCR’s camp offer their own response and it hits back, pointing to the regaladera factor:
At 0:16, the rally showed was in Barquisimeto in late June. Huge by local standards. Bigger than Chávez’s rally a month later in a narrower avenue.
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