Harry Reid "Determination that makes a difference"

Harry Reid "Determination that makes a difference"

I have chosen a TV campaign advert of Harry Reid, He won his 5th term as senator this year with 50% of the votes, he was elected to the senate in 1986, 1992, 1998 and 2004. The ad opens by saying that Harry Reid is the “most powerful senator that Nevada has ever had” and the title of his ad is “determination” I think this shows that he is hard working and he won't give up fighting for the people in his state. I chose Harry Reid because he named his ad “determination that makes a difference” and he has shown determination by running for senator of Nevada five times. I think that this shows that he has unfinished business and he wont stop until he has accomplished what he has set out to do. The ad shows Reid is hard working and is focused on getting Nevada's economy back on track as he stopped the banks shutting down CityCentre, saving 20,000 jobs and he promises to create a further 41,000 jobs also Harry Reid got $100 million to help police officers and teachers keep their jobs. The ad shows he has the interests of others at heart as he has helped build roads, schools and hospitals. Harry Reid says that it is his responsibility to make sure no-one takes advantage of Nevada and he promises $800 of tax cuts for families in Nevada, a new children's health program and a G.I. Bill of rights so that veterans get the benefits they deserve.

Harry Reid's opposition was Sharron Angle a Republican, Member of the Tea Party, she was blasted as a racist throughout her campaign because of her ad's showing white families living in fear of Mexicans and Hispanic's illegally entering the US to join gangs and also she tried to discredit Harry Reid by saying he was going to give immigrants social security benefits, college tuitions and tax breaks. She called Reid the “poster child of what's gone wrong in America” when he has done more than her by securing jobs and creating more jobs in the state of Nevada.

The style of the ad was happy and uplifting, it showed promise of what Harry Reid has done and what he is going to do, it also showed people working hard and fighting to get out of the depression. The ad shows Harry Reid is trying to change things for the working class and for families by showing he's got money to fund jobs and schools and that he's going to cut tax's for families across Nevada.