David Dillon Releases His First Ad

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David Dillon Releases His First Ad

by Jim Moore

David Dillon, the Independence Party's endorsed candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, just released his first ad this week. It's a great parody of Bob Dylan's famous music video "Subterranean Homesick Blues". View it here.

David is running for the open US House seat held by Jim Ramstad who is retiring.

Trivia Question: Who will be the first to guess the identity of the guy in the background of David's commercial?

(Full disclosure: I'm a little biased since I ran a similar ad during my 2002 US Senate Campaign written, performed and filmed by my brilliant campaign manager Neal Levine.)

Comments (3)

MMMMMy Generation....
written by Dan Justesen , August 05, 2008

I liked the ad and I am sure many of the baby boomers among us did too. But I think we and our candidates have to remember how high the percentage of Minnesotans there are who have never seen the original.

Maybe a take off or parody of something done in the eighties, nineties, or even this century might be more timely? I mean, "the times,they are a changin'"

Good for old and new
written by Phil Fuehrer , August 07, 2008

I'd agree and disagree with Dan. A "current" parody would likely be more effective, but this particular style is a classic. It's effective on it's own AND works on a second level for those who remember the previous iterations of it.

More to come
written by Bruce Anderson , August 09, 2008

You can bet there will be more creative ads with musical backdrops. Lots of choices and generations to consider. But I ask you, has there been any music at all since the 80's?

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