The Silence of the Ads: We need your help!
Two concerned citizens in Richmond, Virginia just alerted the Webb team that there’s something “odd” occurring with the campaign ads on TV.
In the words of one voter:
“My mother and I noticed that every time a Republican ad came on it BOOMED out at us. But when the Webb ads came on, we could hardly hear them.
At first we thought it was our clicker. But then we set the volume on the television to a comfortable volume. It be became painfully obvious how loud the Republican ads are and how quiet the Webb ads are.”
The team noticed the volume discrepancies on Channel 8, which is ABC in Richmond, Virginia.
Thanks to the alert- representatives of the Webb campaign and lawyers dedicated promoting the vote in Virginia are working to get this fixed.
Still, we need your help!
If you notice (or have already noticed) volume descrepancies or other oddities in the campaign ads- please comment on this post and cc your reports to virginiademlawyers@gmail.com
Please include as much info as possible (location, channel, time of day, which ad, etc.)
And do spread the word. The more eyes we have the better!
In the words of one voter:
“My mother and I noticed that every time a Republican ad came on it BOOMED out at us. But when the Webb ads came on, we could hardly hear them.
At first we thought it was our clicker. But then we set the volume on the television to a comfortable volume. It be became painfully obvious how loud the Republican ads are and how quiet the Webb ads are.”
The team noticed the volume discrepancies on Channel 8, which is ABC in Richmond, Virginia.
Thanks to the alert- representatives of the Webb campaign and lawyers dedicated promoting the vote in Virginia are working to get this fixed.
Still, we need your help!
If you notice (or have already noticed) volume descrepancies or other oddities in the campaign ads- please comment on this post and cc your reports to virginiademlawyers@gmail.com
Please include as much info as possible (location, channel, time of day, which ad, etc.)
And do spread the word. The more eyes we have the better!
Labels: Ad volume, Ads, TV, voter protection
posted by Leah Belsky at 11:57 AM
2 Comments:
Hey gang...on CBS in Lynchburg Allen ads do seem a little loud, but the one DSCC ad (attacking Allen's vote to raise his own pay in the Senate) was normal volume. I'll keep my eyes out for low-volume Webb ads.
Good catch! Is it possible that R's are turning down peoples' volumes with their own remotes (like maybe they bought a "super-remote" from Best Buy).
I wouldn't put anything past this group. It makes sense that the activists might not want to canvas in the evening family time, but I wouldn't put it past them to be going around seeing who is watching Webb advertisements and turning down the volume.
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