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New Breed of Political Ad Doesn't Need Voices

Irwin Gratz
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MPBN

A different kind of political ad has appeared on YouTube. Produced by the Shenna Bellows for Senate campaign, it describes two votes it says Collins made last year in support of a government shutdown. There are no voices on the ad, only music behind images and text. Irwin Gratz discussed the 95-second video with advertising executives Sam Surprise and Bob Cott Wednesday, after the video had been released, but before a news conference yesterday about it.

BottCott and Sam Surprise are both veterans of political advertising, but neither actively working on campaigns this year. They'll be back, and will also be guests on a Maine Calling program in mid-October.