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October 06, 2005 08:00 AM UTC

Average Voter Guy Weighs In On C&D Ads

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  • by: avguy

Editor’s Note: click the link for the introduction to Average Voter Guy.

I don’t listen to the radio, so I can’t comment on any radio spots for or against C&D, but I have seen two TV ads: one featuring Bill Owens, and one sponsored by the Colorado Association of Nurses (although that may not be the correct name). Both ads stress a “Yes” vote. This may dismay opponents, but has absolutely nothing to do with my own position; I’ve only seen each ad once, so the only thing possibly reflected here is my taste in television programming. I like “Arrested Development.” My girlfriend likes “Desperate Housewives.” Form your own conclusions.

Proponents may be even more dismayed, as neither ad advanced a very strong message, in my opinion. To be fair, Owens could probably influence on name recognition alone. I at least paid more attention than if, say, a Qwest intern told me how to vote. But the only message I really took away from his ad was, “No new taxes,” which I believe was repeated – audibly and printed on-screen – twice. What would happen AFTER a “Yes” vote was left up to my imagination.

From the nurses ad, I gathered that nurses would be in better shape if we all voted “Yes.” Could this mean better salaries, stronger benefits, sturdier shoes? Will attitudes be changed to an extent that we’ll all receive enhanced medical treatment? I just couldn’t say from that ad.

So here’s what I took away: little further clarity about the issue; a general “this can’t hurt you” feeling from the Owens ad; a vague sense of impending doom from the nurses ad if we don’t vote “yes”; and yet, more influence from the proponents, if only because their message was on my TV.

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16 thoughts on “Average Voter Guy Weighs In On C&D Ads”

  2. AVG-

    Do you get the impression that there are a lot of tax issues on the ballot?  And if so, do you separate each one in your mind or lump them all together?

    ps. Sounds like you don’t watch TV if you haven’t seen the “no ads.”  If that’s the case, kudos to you!

  4. I have purposely been watching for ads on TV so I have watched more that I usually would. I have noticed that the “NO” ads seem to be running more during what I would call junk TV: Maury, Jerry Springer, and the like. I did see one during a soap opera, but I will leave to each person if that is “junk TV”.

    The “YES” ads tend to be running more during the top rated prime-time shows such as West Wing, Desparate Housewives, and Lost. One thing this tells me is that YES is spending a lot of money on ads since those spots are very expensive.

    Also, both sides are advertising often during local news. This has all been in the Denver TV market. It may be different in Colorado Springs or Grand Junction.

    I have found both sides to not be very persuasive. The “schools” ad for the YES side is the one I thought was the most persuasive, but it was still weak.

  5. The pro ads on radio and TV are the most persuasive but not convincing. The ‘both ways bob” radio ad I heard seems to be pointless name calling. I don’t see how it helps beat C&D or helps MH.

    Owens was on Rosen this morning, and both were quite persuasive, especially Owens, who warned that the GOP candidate would have a hard time running for Gov. next year if he had to support a ballot initiative that cut school spending (revised Amendment 23) and increased taxes (fixed TABOR).

    I agree with Rosen that C&D are the wrong answer to the wrong questions, and that the government can survive some more cuts.  Owens complained that the state has had to make big budget cuts since 2001 because of TABOR, but that’s what we wanted TABOR to do—force spending cuts.

  9. I got a HUGE push/pull call tonight. It started with “do you think the state is heading in the right direction” then into “do you approve of the job of president Bush”. Then my age, sex (yes), race and liklyness of voting. Then into – like – 15 advocacy questions.

    Very professional.

    But here’s the thing; mine is a new phone nuber (six months) and I’m not a voter with a vote history in the county I now reside.

    And I still got dialed.

    What are they – calling every friggin body?

  10. DropDeadDate-
    You were likely picked BECAUSE you have a new phone number, or perhaps you recently registered to vote at a new address and showed up on some’s radar as a potential new voter.

    You don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to, but you may consider if your recent move may have changed which congressional district or county you are in.

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