Those Indiana Republican TV campaign ads ... they're like déjà vu all over again (WITH VIDEO)

The other night, while watching one of our local TV stations (I won't say which one, but some of you will likely remember), three -- count 'em, three -- campaign ads aired, featuring Republican Indiana House candidates, right in a row.

There's nothing inherently wrong with that.  Indeed, campaign ads this time of year often outnumber (or at least they seem to outnumber) regular commercials.

But these were different, and by that I mean ... they weren't different.  All three people basically looked into the camera and read the exact same message.

I was slack-jawed.

Surprisingly, so far none of our local stations have done any reporting on this, at least not that I'm aware of, but veteran political reporter Jim Shella of Indianapolis' CBS affiliate, WISH-TV, did.  He found that the ads are produced by Gov. Mitch Daniels' political action committee (PAC), Aiming Higher.  Evidently it was cheaper to do them in what Shella calls "cookie cutter" fashion.

Here's Shella's take ... and I'll warn you in advance: Swallow whatever you're drinking before you get to the end of the video.  You'll thank me later.

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Unknown said…
Only ten candidates are running these ads? Surprising, since there seem to be so many in the Evansville market.

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