Poll: Do you find this Romney ad or this Santorum ad more effective? (with videos)
It’s not Friday yet, but I wanted to do a poll about these two political ads. Which one do you find more effective or persuasive?
Option 1:
Or option 2:
Now, the poll:
After watching both ads, I have a better impression of:
- Neither (41 Votes)
- Rick Santorum (21 Votes)
- Mitt Romney (18 Votes)
- Both (0 Votes)
Total Voters: 80
Loading ...Elaborate in the comments thread. And, please — try to refrain from, I hate both of those guys and always will! Please be as objective as you can; I’m truly curious about this.
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carlosgvv
February 15th, 2012
2:17 pm
Neither Ronald McRomney or Rick Sanitorium will tell any truths on any of their Ads. so, why not run a poll asking which is the most effective at lying?
Odis
February 15th, 2012
2:20 pm
@ Tiberius – neither ad shed any light on who these two are and their vision for the country. Once you get past their talking points, all you have is nothing… *EPIC FAIL*
Talking loud and sayin nothin…
@@
February 15th, 2012
2:21 pm
Do what??????:
It’s rare that I watch a political convention…people with funny hats and glasses…frequent applause interrupting the speaker at hand. I do recall watching Zell Miller out of curiosity. What could a lifetime Democrat have to say at a GOP convention. What indeed:
“MY FAMILY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY PARTY!!!!”
ragnar danneskjold
February 15th, 2012
2:23 pm
Dear Tiberius @ 2:15, I suppose I qualify as a Santorum partisan, but I read our host differently than you. I perceive Kyle leans toward Romney – and I am not trying to push Kyle into making a declaration, I appreciate his conscientious neutrality.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
February 15th, 2012
2:34 pm
Odis, these are two ads for a GOP PRIMARY, get it?
With so many similarities, you go after the DIFFERENCES, however small.
Now, as to shedding any light on a particular candidate, the Romney ad certainly exposes Santorum’s ‘born-again” fiscal conservatism as not being any different from your typical D.C. politician of the last 20 years or so, so in that regard, your statement about not shedding light is incorrect.
Kyle Wingfield
February 15th, 2012
2:36 pm
Well, either ragnar or Tiberius (or maybe both … ?) will be surprised when I finally drop the neutrality.
TRUTH
February 15th, 2012
2:44 pm
@ Tiberius 2:16 pm… You can attack my name all you like, my fellow blogger of very limited ability, yet you can’t refute the statement. The GOP field is a bunch of ill-prepared, don’t have a clue, Tea Party, Establishment, fear mongering, same old tired ideas Republicans.
Now that to you, O’ Lighting Rod of Hate, may be a tad hard to swallow, but its the TRUTH.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
February 15th, 2012
2:47 pm
Kyle, I think both ragnar and I can agree that no matter who the GOP eventually nominates in 2012, you’ll be going with that guy over the current Disaster-in-Chief!
ragnar danneskjold
February 15th, 2012
2:49 pm
Truth @ 2:44 is so over the top as a parody of leftist non-thinking that he must be a poser.
ragnar danneskjold
February 15th, 2012
2:50 pm
Dear Tiberius @ 2:47, agree, and I will be on board even if the Republicans nominate Hugo Chavez.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
February 15th, 2012
2:52 pm
“you can’t refute the statement.”
And yet I can.
But there is simply no need to. Your crass talking points description (which is simply name calling) needs no refuting, as it is too embarrassing a statement on which to waste my time.
@@
February 15th, 2012
2:55 pm
I will be on board even if the Republicans nominate Hugo Chavez.
(IBEEH)
For me, it would depend on Hugo’s VP choice since he’s not long for this world.
ragnar danneskjold
February 15th, 2012
2:55 pm
Rush may be tilting toward Santorum – he did an approving segment on the Santorum ad Kyle posted, and he mentioned that the lead singer of Megadeath endorsed Santorum. (My knowledge of heavy metal does not extend beyond a dim acquaintance with Metallica, but the Megadeath note surprises me.)
Jefferson
February 15th, 2012
2:56 pm
Many “D’ s will be voting in the R primary, lets keep the side show going.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
February 15th, 2012
3:02 pm
Only in states where it is allowed, Jefferson, and there aren’t that many who do.
yuzeyurbrane
February 15th, 2012
3:52 pm
Santorum ad was better although I did not think either is memorable enough to effect outcome. Will be interesting to see outcome in Super Tuesday primaries if both camps stick to same themes.
williebkind
February 15th, 2012
3:58 pm
If Obama wins I am going to lose my bowel incrediants. That is far more important than whether the church or me buys my condums. or my gal’s pills.
williebkind
February 15th, 2012
3:59 pm
LOL, liberals make me funny
Rafe Hollister
February 15th, 2012
4:01 pm
Santorum’s ad was hard to watch! But then again, aren’t all political ads hard to watch. Romney wins by a stylish hair.
Tiberius, you are right, using the name Truth, is about as big of a clue, as having someone one tell you, “let me be very honest here….”.
JF McNamara
February 15th, 2012
4:06 pm
Here’s what I mean Kyle. You asked in the text:
Which one do you find more effective or persuasive?
(Answers)
A. Mitt Romney
B. Rick Santorum
C. Neither
D. Both.
It should be:
Which one do you find more effective or persuasive?
A. Option 1
B. Option 2
The poll and prose and headline don’t match up.
Kyle Wingfield
February 15th, 2012
4:08 pm
JF: The poll’s text reads: “After watching both ads, I have a better impression of:”
Sorry for the inconsistency between that and the text of the post.
Dusty
February 15th, 2012
4:18 pm
Hey, I’m not so worried about ads right now. I have other thoughts at the moment.
Obama is putting on a big show in Washington and guess for whom the brevado tolls? Why the second Biggest Wheel from China!. Even the Pentagon rolled out a military honors group. Sounds like everybody in Washington was standing at attention while throwing kisses..
There’s still hope. Biden was having the Chinese chap over for dinner. Now that’s the way to impress people. I bet Mr. Chief Chinese laughed all the way home.
Dusty
February 15th, 2012
4:28 pm
Kyle,@ 4:08
As long as you don’t mess up the lines to “Rock A Bye Baby”, all is forgiven.
Tiberius - Your lightning rod of hate!
February 15th, 2012
4:42 pm
“Obama is putting on a big show in Washington and guess for whom the brevado tolls? Why the second Biggest Wheel from China!.”
Got to stoke the guy who owns your mortgage, Dusty . . .
Michael H. Smith
February 15th, 2012
4:45 pm
This Santorum is for you, ragnar
I’m sure you’ll enjoy his disdain for libertarians, if not his total lack of knowledge on the subject of libertarians will certainly have you laughing till it hurts.
Rick Know’s Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gwwmm-cQxU
Michael H. Smith
February 15th, 2012
4:50 pm
One more ragnar, I mean just for laughs and giggles
Oh and TEA Party members, listen up cause Santorum also said he opposes the Tea Party movement. Thought you might want to keep his words in mind TEA Party members when he ask you for your vote.
More of Rick Know’s Best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQnoVpkyqc
Do what??????
February 15th, 2012
5:05 pm
“Neither Ronald McRomney or Rick Sanitorium will tell any truths on any of their Ads.”
Poor carlos.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
February 15th, 2012
5:12 pm
Romney’s lying smear ad is more polished and professional, almost as though it was made by the obozo kampaign.
Santorum’s ad looks like something that an average, everyday, normal American would make.
So, by my estimation, Romney should capture a majority of the dullard vote.
Michael H. Smith
February 15th, 2012
5:23 pm
Oh pewt!
Just saying…
Bernie
February 15th, 2012
5:28 pm
The Ad with the Gun slinger Rommney is not smart and in very poor taste. Especially in light of the amount of daily Gun violence on America’s streets and schools. This is ad is from a MAN who wants to be President. there is something wrong with his decision making thinking to approve such an AD. And I am in no way a MITT supporter at ALL. All gun violence is Evil and wrong!
Ahmad
February 15th, 2012
6:07 pm
Santorum seems like a good guy but he should be running for Pope, not President. He reminds me a lot of Jimmy Carter. The country needs a president who can be an effective administrator, not our spiritual leader.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
February 15th, 2012
6:12 pm
SYRIA – Attacks resume despite U.N. rebuke – Urinal
You reckon?
morons
Rafe Hollister
February 15th, 2012
7:46 pm
All gun violence is Evil and wrong!
________________
All violence is evil and wrong, what makes gun violence any different.
Hillbilly D
February 15th, 2012
7:52 pm
My 2¢, the 2nd one was more entertaining. Both were pretty predictable and the first one raised more questions than it gave answers, for me. As for my impression of the two, neither ad had much of an impact on me.
Rafe Hollister
February 15th, 2012
7:52 pm
The country needs a president who can be an effective administrator, not our spiritual leader.
Wrong, the country needs a leader, not an administrator, not a marxist, not a divider, not an economic failure, not a wanna be dictator.
ragnar danneskjold
February 15th, 2012
8:32 pm
Dear Michael @ 4:45 and 4:50, thanks for links, the Cato guy ended with my general perspective, that Santorum is G W Bush redux, for all the good and evil that meant. I though the Bush foreign policy was fabulous (and I guess Obama thinks so too, given the lack of change in his prosecution of the Bush initiatives.)
I thought Bush was poor on domestic spending, especially when democrats controlled portions of Congress. We all remember the dreadful TARP and bailout finish to the administration, and Bush’s autobiography had a dreadful chapter attempting to justify what he clearly did not understand. We tend to forget the first couple of years, with the Kennedy education bill and the Daschle agriculture bill and Sarbanes-Oxley and McCain-Feingold and the steel tariffs, all of which reflect incompetent economics. He was better during the republican control of Congress, nothing stupid in those years.
Sad state of affairs for me that I see Santorum as the best of the current lot. RomneyCare and Newt’s Global Warming initiatives distress me more than Santorum’s mediocre record on spending. Ron Paul is great on domestic, better than the others, but worse than Obama on foreign. The fact is the president has little effect on domestic (either approve of Congress works, or veto them) and great influence on foreign policy.
My hope is for a republican sweep, perhaps to eliminate the domestic disasters of the democrat congresses, and a general continuation of Bush-like foreign policy. I think there is little difference in the issues that Romney and Gingrich and Santorum would push. I gauge Santorum as the most likable of the three, and believe that gives him a better electability quotient.
barking frog
February 15th, 2012
8:37 pm
romney’s ad is clearly more effective. as to kyle’s neutrality and
his possible surprise, had I been involved in the primary I would
have supported Bachmann. she was clearly more honest and
forthcoming and will probably be a party power player into
the future.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward)
February 15th, 2012
9:07 pm
The Republicans best campaign ad is Obozo’s “highlight” reel…unprecedented trillion-dollar annual deficits, record numbers on welfare, two million fewer jobs than when he took office, 8%+ unemployment going on four years now, a $5 trillion increase in the national debt (and counting).
Obozo: A Record of Failure, Destruction, and Hatred of America.
GodHatesTrash, Superstar
February 15th, 2012
10:36 pm
Monkeys fling poo at the zoo, and in GOP primaries.
GOP voters love monkey poo – and bovine poo, too.
Johnny Five
February 15th, 2012
11:39 pm
I don’t think that is mud that these GOP’ers are slinging….
Lil' Barry Blowhard (Revised Upward)
February 15th, 2012
11:57 pm
LBB: A Record of Drama, Lies, and Hatred for his Country to spite Obama
Pizzaman
February 16th, 2012
12:22 am
Don’t know. Don’t care. Won’t watch. Won’t vote Republican as long as there’s another choice!
ld
February 16th, 2012
12:35 am
Just when I did not think it possible for me to dislike Santorum more, I’m given yet more reasons! My dislike for this pr*ck is so strong that I’d vote for our current inept inglorious leader first, so it did not actually alter my opinion. It is an effective ad. If I were even considering him, I’d want to know if his desire to have convicted felons vote included before they had fully paid their debt to society–the ad is effective.
I considered the anti Romney ad sorta funny; it did not have the desired result–Romney was chasing after Santorum who was running away?.
ld
February 16th, 2012
12:45 am
I would have liked to hear Ron Paul indicate in the debates how his policies w/regard to bring our troops home would affect our international treaties regarding defense…
would he withdraw from NATO or mutual defense treaties generally?
if not, did he intend to have ongoing joint practice maneuvers?
would he refuse to support the Isreal if it is attacked?
if not, how would we get support to the Jewish state if needed?
would we abandon our supposed “allies” in the mid-east and elsewhere, especially those that have permitted us to have bases on their soil, and now leave them to defend themselves against Iran and/or Syria and/or Pakistan or even the “new” Russia under Putin–whichever is emboldened by our complete exit (notwithstanding assurances by prior president(s) to the contrary?
Just who would he consider our allies for purposes of defense or does he believe we should stand alone?
ld
February 16th, 2012
1:00 am
Rafe
are you deaf? Have you not been listening to the GOP debates on “social issues”?
The GOP right-wingers DO want to be dictators–dictating Americans’ most private choices and decisions.
Certainly some activities they oppose also provoke a decided ICK response from me but it is NOT my place nor yours –the right of anyone else– to make moral or medical decisions for any other personl
Rafe Hollister
February 16th, 2012
8:50 am
ld
I guess in your mind being told when, where, and what you can receive medical treatment for is not dictating most private choices and decisions. His meddling was unfortunately made into law and not just blabbering, like the GOP three do.