Description:  This ad by the Andre Bauer Campaign takes on one of the most powerful and influential Washington interest groups ever established: the Cock-Fighting Lobby.  According to the ad, after alleged bribery and corruption, the FBI was �called in� to investigate cock-fighting in South Carolina.  In response, Robert Barber�Bauer�s opponent�was hired as the �sole lobbyist for the cock-fighting ring,� earning over �$500,000 as a lobbyist.�  Which begs the question: how does one become a Cock-Fighting Lobbyist?

Description:  This ad by Guthrie for Senate features those Fandango paper-bag puppets of the big screen.  While being interviewed, the puppets affirm that voters must, �Vote for the person that most represents what you believe in,� then adding, a little less articulately, �The Patriot act�.as far as racial profiling discrimination, is definitely not compatible with my beliefs.�  The interviewer then asks, �Did you know Maria Cantwell [Guthrie�s opponent] voted for it?�  The puppets quickly backtrack, saying they�re not necessarily �against the Patriot Act.�  The ad ends advising, �Don�t be a party puppet��

Description:  This ad by the Florida Republican Party denounces State House candidate Keith Fitzgerald for his �radical� views on immigration.  The ad claims that Fitzgerald supports �mass uncontrolled immigration,� which would �overwhelm our services� and tear apart the fabric of our nation.�  The ad is complete with scrambled television screens, alarm sirens, and angry flag-burning mobs�giving it that much needed post-apocalyptic feeling right before the election.

Description:  This controversial ad by the RNC hints that Tennessee senatorial candidate Harold Ford just might be a gun-hating, tax-loving, playboy mansion frequenter who�s just plain soft on terrorism.  After several people on the street explain that �terrorists need their privacy,� �Canada can take care of North Korea,� and it�s okay to take money from �porn producers,� the ad concludes: �Harold Ford: he�s just not right.�

Description:  Judging from the opening line of this ad, �Hi sexy, you've reached the live one on one fantasy line," you wouldn�t exactly expect this to be an ad paid for by  Republicans.  However�to the dismay of late-night TV-watchers everywhere�this is a political ad, one revealing that congressional candidate Michael Arcuri allegedly called an �adult fantasy hotline� while staying at a hotel room paid for by the citizens New York�s Oneida County.  Ouch!

Description:  Following the popular �06 theme of corruption, the DSCC sketches a quick picture of three accused men (including former House member Bob Ney) and then links their alleged crimes to Senator Mike DeWine.  A stack of money then moves from one man to the other, following campaign contributions and fund raisers, implicating all the men in a ring of corruption.

Description:  �Bruce Braley believes in suing, Mike Whalen believes in doing.�  It�s these sorts of things that leave Iowa with less jobs, not to mention less �baby doctors.� 

Description:  Seeking to fill retiring Katherine Harris� seat in Florida, Christine Jennings released this ad accusing her opponent, Vern Buchanan, of having �a lot of baggage.�  While noting Buchanan�s negative attacks and alleged connections to corruption, a Buchanan look-a-like appears on screen attempting to get out of a cab, walk into a hotel, and go in-and-out of an elevator with five pieces of luggage trailing him.  The ad ends with the look-a-like lugging his luggage in front of a couple on a bench, to which they retort, �That�s a lot of baggage�. even for Washington.�

Description:  This ad by Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania�s 8^th Congressional District features a clip of his opponent, Patrick Murphy, being berated by Hardball host Chris Matthews.  Murphy, a Democrat who served in Iraq before running for congress, is unable to answer Matthews when he asks whether or not he would have voted for the war if he were in congress at the time.  The ad ends stating, �Tough times demand honest leaders, not Pat Murphy.�

Description:  This 60-second spot by Majority Action aired in four different congressional districts, specifically targeting congressmen who voted against federal funding for stem cell research.  The ad follows three scenarios in which stem cell research may be able to cure somday, but then noting that their each congressman voted against federal funding.  The ad claims that �stem cell research could save lives�maybe yours, or your family�s,� ending with a little girl asking, �How come he gets to decide who lives and who dies?  Who�s he?�

Description:  This ad by Yvonne Ward, a self described �different kind of leader,� features her, her motorcycle,  and the open road.  As Ward closes in on the Camera, the motor cycle hums �here�.comes�.Ward�.��which is actually a spoof of a classic Rainier Beer ad that was filmed on the same scenic route around Mt. Ranier.

Description:  In this Tennessee State Senate ad, Bob Rochelle claims that everything his opponent, Mae Beavers, learned about being a senator, �she learned in kindergarten.�  In the ad, Mae is replaced with a bratty five-year-old who throws tantrums over things such as senate office sizes, minimum wage increases, healthcare, and school funding.  The ad ends criticizing Beavers harshly, calling her �immature, ineffective, wrong for us.�

Description:  Ken Lucas, congressional candidate for Kentucky�s 4^th District, released this ad condemning the various outlets in which children find access to explicit material.  The ad shows images of children playing violent video games and watching violent television, movies, and internet videos (specifically from youtube.com).  Lucas explains that �congress should stop fighting� and start protecting children,� proposing to ban sales of explicit video games to minors, standardize entertainment ratings, and limit access to pornography through libraries.

Description:  A lot of CMAG's Best Of ads have had memorable cameos, but never any of such biblical proportions. This ad by Respect Colorado's Constitution features Moses and--well--God discussing the state's proposed ballot measure for raising the minimum wage. Moses explains that Colorado needs "Divine Intervention" to protect them from those who wish to "chisel away" at Colorado's constitution--which happens to greatly resemble the 10 Commandments in this ad. Explaining that annual minimum wage increases would act as a "plague," God explains that "we can't let the people make this mistake."

Description:  Jesse Ventura returns to the political scene in this minute-long ad endorsing gubernatorial candidate Peter Hutchinson.  The ad begins with Ventura sitting at home watching various news stories discussing the disastrous Minnesota state budget.  Ventura sighs and begins activating various Bat-Cave style switches, revealing a hidden satellite and camera studio.  Ventura uses these to beam a message to the people of Minnesota, urging them to �claim your independence.�

Description:  The Ned Lamont campaign released another ad criticizing Joe Lieberman and the Bush Administration, this time for using �new scare tactics to try and win elections.�  The grainy, black-and-white ad begins with ominous music as a woman open her medicine cabinet.  Upon seeing various common toiletries, she begins screaming uncontrollably.  Lamont dismisses scare tactics and asks, �Are you scarred, or just fed up like me?�

Description:  Mary Jo Kilroy uses a Price is Right set to show why "Pryce is Wrong" in her newest TV ad.  A Bob Barker look-alike is shown asking a contestant questions about Deborah Pryce.  The ad claims Pryce voted to cut the disability payments and benefits of veterans.

Description:  Vernon Robinson wants North Carolina voters to know where Congressman Miller's priorities are.  According to this 60-second Robinson ad, Miller denied funding for body armor for soldiers and instead spent the money on "sex."  It claims that among other sexually funded initiatives, Miller funded studies on Vietnamese prostitutes in San Francisco, and "the masturbation habits of old men."

Description:  Independent candidate for Massachusetts Governor, Christy Mihos, expresses his frustration for the excessive spending on the state's Big Dig in this illustrated ad.  It shows a cartoon-like Mihos asking an engineer and state politicians why the Big Dig was $12 billion over budget.  We see the need for animation in this spot when Mihos gets his "muffled" answer.

Description:  This Poochigian ad features faceless bar-b-quers around the grill, criticizing Oakland Mayor and former California Governor Jerry Brown for allowing convicted sex-offenders access to pornography in prison.  As the spatula man claims, �These guys could write and sell porn from prison,� to which the woman responds, �I�ve just lost my appetite.�  Brown has not been criticized so sharply since the Dead Kennedy�s released a song about his governance in 1979.

Description:  Michael Steele seeks to distance himself from the "Washington crowd" and their negative attacks with his first ad of the general election.  Just in case his opponent accuses him of hating puppies, Steele has himself covered.  He goes on to offer his "real ideas for change", and, to reinforce his affection for puppies, appears in the closing seconds of the ad holding a puppy.  Stay tuned to see if Steele becomes one of the "Washington crowd" that he warns of.

Description:  This DSCC ad begins with grainy footage of Ohio Senator Mike DeWine, where he states, �We all have to work together, Democrats, Republicans��  The DeWine clip abruptly ends, and children begin singing, �The more we work together, the happier we�ll be,� with images of DeWine and George Bush embracing in the foreground.  The ad claims that DeWine�s has �worked together�� worked at increasing the debt, voting with Bush 92%, and giving oil companies tax breaks.