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John Yarmuth
(D-Kentucky)
2008 Re-Election
In 2006, first-time candidate John Yarmuth defeated 10-year Republican incumbent Anne Northup, 52%-48%, despite being significantly outspent and receiving virtually no help from the DCCC. In 2008, Northup sought to reclaim her seat. Polling initially had the two candidates only 4 points apart, but Yarmuth was aggressive about telling his own story. The 2008 campaign ran 8 TV spots, 7 of which were positive. In the end, despite Northup spending more than a million dollars, Yarmuth coasted to a 60% victory.

Yarmuth TV Ads
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The 60-second ad, Listening, was the first ad of the 2008 Yarmuth campaign. It shows how we defined the race by emphasizing John's many accomplishments in office. |

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"Darryl" |
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"New Day" |
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"Exceptional" |
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"Everything" |
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John talks about
Dave Heller
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“In challenging a five-term incumbent in 2006, I knew I had to make the case for change, but without sounding offensive. Dave Heller's ads allowed me to do that with humor, uniqueness, and a great visual quality.... I would not have won the election without the very distinctive and gorgeous ads that Dave Heller produced for my campaign.” |
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Our TV Ads
Victory only comes to the campaign that understands voters are people, not statistics. And because people don't care about matters of process or the amount of gross ratings points a campaign might buy, we focus on producing creative, innovative and effective TV, radio and Internet ads that are designed to cut through the clutter of a crowded TV market and move targeted voters. Take a look and see for yourself the ads that set us apart:
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