By now we have all seen Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 political ad “Daisy” – the black and white apocalyptic anti-Barry Goldwater ad that warned of an impending nuclear holocaust. The original ad only aired one time. But fast forward to 2016, and it seems like a “Daisy-style” ad is getting released at least once a month.
In case tensions in the 2016 race weren’t high enough as it is – here’s one more Daisy remake, from a super PAC called 52nd Street Fund. The super PAC is funded and operated by Bill Bradley, a former Democratic senator from New Jersey and ironically an outspoken critic of super PACs.
“One nuclear bomb can kill a million people,” the ad opens with. “That’s more than all the men, women and children living in Columbus, Ohio.” Oh did we forget to mention? This ad is only airing in the Columbus, Toledo and Cincinnati markets – key cities in a must-win state for Trump.
After pictures of vaporized rubble fill the screen, the ad cuts to a now famous interview between Donald Trump and MSNBC’s Cris Matthews in which Trump says if no American voters want to hear about using nuclear weapons “then why are we making them?”
The ad ends with a slide that reads, “Be careful who you vote for” – leaving viewers with no qualms over who the group sees as 2016’s Barry Goldwater.
In case tensions in the 2016 race weren’t high enough as it is – here’s one more Daisy remake, from a super PAC called 52nd Street Fund. The super PAC is funded and operated by Bill Bradley, a former Democratic senator from New Jersey and ironically an outspoken critic of super PACs.
Duck and Cover, Columbus
The ad “Careful” makes no qualms about who the “Barry Goldwater” of 2016 is.“One nuclear bomb can kill a million people,” the ad opens with. “That’s more than all the men, women and children living in Columbus, Ohio.” Oh did we forget to mention? This ad is only airing in the Columbus, Toledo and Cincinnati markets – key cities in a must-win state for Trump.
After pictures of vaporized rubble fill the screen, the ad cuts to a now famous interview between Donald Trump and MSNBC’s Cris Matthews in which Trump says if no American voters want to hear about using nuclear weapons “then why are we making them?”
The ad ends with a slide that reads, “Be careful who you vote for” – leaving viewers with no qualms over who the group sees as 2016’s Barry Goldwater.