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Daisy Ad:
One of the most controversial campaign ads ever aired on television was the 1964 "daisy ad." Created by President Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign, the ad attempted to portray Republican challenger Barry Goldwater as an extremist. It began with a young girl counting aloud as she plucked pearls from a daisy and ended with an ominous countdown to a nuclear explosion. The ad aired only once, but it signaled a shift to a more negative tone in presidential campaign ads. |