Original upload date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:22:57 GMT
"Looking for Rudy" was a key ad in the 1990 Wellstone for Senate campaign. The 2 minute ad was revolutionary in its scope and tone, more a mini-documentary than commercial, depicting Wellstone's real
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attempts to get in touch with his incumbent opponent. Despite the fact the campaign could only afford to air the ad once, it turned into a major news story in its own right, receiving heavy coverage in TV news programs and newspapers around the state. Readers of the political trade magazine "Campaigns and Elections" voted "Looking for Rudy" the best political ad of all time, with Tony Schwarz's famous "Daisy" ad for Lyndon Johnson (which also aired only once) second and Hal Riney's classic "Morning In America" ad for Ronald Reagan third.
