Is an attack ad on U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole a model?
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's new ad, which slyly brings up Dole's age, has attracted attention beyond North Carolina.
On Newsweek's Stumper blog, Andrew Romano wonders whether such a line of attack could be used against Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The whole thing is a self-consciously transparent effort to mention Dole's age (and tie it to her supposed "ineffectiveness") without actually mentioning her age—like, say, starting a speech with a list of all the things you aren't going to say. And the actors' stilted delivery actually contributes to the effect, making the spot--which exaggerates Dole's longevity by a two whole decades, after all—seem like a delightfully dry SNL spoof.
Romano says to broach the subject of age opponents have to "get creative."
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