CMAG’s Ad of the Week for 5/23/11:  Prominent Republicans are just beginning to declare their intentions to run for president, but it is a Democratic group that is making headlines because of an attack ad. This week’s Ad of the Week is sponsored by Priorities USA Action and criticizes several Republicans’ stance on Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget proposal…

CMAG’s Ad of the Week for 5/16/11: 

New Hampshire will hold the first Republican presidential primary next January, but it has already become the focus of several candidates who are looking to gain an advantage in a very open field for conservatives. This week’s Ad of the Week highlights two lesser known candidates, Fred Karger and Andy Martin, and their very different campaign ads…

CMAG’s Ad of the Week for 2/28/11:  In January 2007, Mitt Romney kicked off the 2008 Presidential Election by being the first candidate to air a campaign ad. Now, slightly later in the cycle than Romney, the first candidate in the 2012 Presidential race is on the air. Sponsored by Andy Martin, a “little-known presidential hopeful,” this week’s Ad of the Week revisits the President Barack Obama citizenship rumor that claims he was not born in the United States.

CMAG’s Ad of the Week for 2/7/11:  The first campaign ad for the 2012 Presidential Election aired on TV last September and called for Hillary Clinton to run for the White House. Clinton, however, had nothing to do with the ad and repeatedly stated she has no intention of running. William DeJean, a dentist from Chicago, told CNN that he aired the ad because he doesn’t “think this country is headed in the right direction” and Clinton is “the most qualified.” A group took similar action with this week’s Ad of the Week with an ad that endorses Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels for president…

“She has more experience working in and with the White House than most living presidents…

Let’s make sure the president we should have elected in 2008 will be on the ballot in 2012…”

Ad Watch – Hillary Clinton For President 2012: Chicago Dentist William DeJean sponsors the first political ad targeting the 2012 race to the White House and calls for voters to elect Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

CMAG Ad Watch - Pawlenty’s Political Dreams Criticized in State Ads: Gov. Pawlenty may be on the way out of Minnesota politics, but his presence is still all over the airwaves as Democratic candidates contrast themselves with his policies. If Pawlenty decides to run for the White House in 2012, he will have to put in some extra hours to repair his reputation.