1996 - United States House of Representatives Offices and Issue Campaigns - Allen Thomas H. (Tom) - "Spot 9"
- Identifier:
- P-1422-66665
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- 1996 - United States House of Representatives Offices and Issue Campaigns - Allen Thomas H. (Tom) - "Spot 9"
- Date Created:
- 1996-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1996-01-01
- Creator:
- Allen, Thomas H. (Thomas Hodge), 1945-
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- advertising campaigns
- Collection:
- Julian P. Kanter Political Commercials Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/769
- Description:
- The 1996 political ad for Democratic candidate Tom Allen primarily focuses on negatively portraying his opponent Jim Longley by linking him to Newt Gingrich. Through a series of scenes displaying newspaper critiques, public speeches, and negative headlines, the ad accuses Longley of supporting policies detrimental to seniors and students, highlighting his involvement in controversial political actions and government shutdowns. The overall tone is critical and warns of Longleys alignment with unpopular and harmful legislative choices.
- Congress:
- 104th (1995-1997)
- Physical Location:
- Coldstorage 1: Series PCC-KANTER-HOR, Carl Albert Center Archives, Burton Hall
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Maine (state)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Extent:
- 1 Video
