In the race for the GOP presidential nomination, businessman Herman Cain may have proven himself to be too much of a political outsider with his naive 9-9-9 tax plan and his foreign policy gaffes. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich could falter under the weight of decades as the ultimate Washington insider. So Texas Governor Rick Perry's new ad portraying him as "the outsider who's willing to step on some toes" and his years of executive experience in government might strike the right balance with voters looking for the best of both worlds.

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Texas Governor and GOP presidential contender Rick Perry is trying to turn his poor performances in recent debates into an asset with a new campaign ad in Iowa. The money line: "If you're looking for a slick politician or a guy with great teleprompter skills, we already have that and he's destroying our economy. I'm a doer not a talker." With that blistering yet incredibly accurate depiction of President Barack Obama, Mr. Perry may have found the perfect way to redeem himself with the party's first voters.

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Marco Rubio, Florida's Republican candidate for the US Senate, has just released a new campaign ad that's not only a pitch for votes, it's a great summary of what these mid-term elections are really about. The son of Cuban exiles, Mr. Rubio offers his own insight on America's past and current challenges and warns, "If we stay on this road Washington has us on right now, we will risk the essence of what makes us exceptional."

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GOProud, a political organization of gay conservatives, has produced a new ad that targets Congressional Democrats including openly gay Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts). The ad is the first by a national gay organization that goes after Democrats and, according to GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia, "highlights the embarrassing and arrogant approach of Democratic leaders in Washington and reminds voters that the record of this Democratic Congress is a dismal one." (source)

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Producing an effective campaign ad usually takes lots of time and creativity, but sometimes a political opponent will do the heavy lifting for you. That was the case this week in Connecticut's US Senate race between Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Richard Blumenthal. The latest ad from the McMahon camp shows a clip of last Thursday's debate in which Mr. Blumenthal pitifully tries to answer the very simple question, "How do you create a job?"

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