The fabulous duo of Ben and Jerry, in partnership with MoveOn.org, is running a set of television ads to help five Democrats — Aftab Pureval OH-1, Stephany Rose Spaulding CO-5, Lauren Underwood IL-14, James Thompson KS-4 and J.D. Scholten IA-4.
The ads will start airing Monday, Oct 22 on MSNBC, CNN and Comedy Central. The ad campaigns are accompanied by limited-edition ice cream flavors named after the candidates -
- Aftab’s Compassion Passion
- Rocky Mountain Rose
- Lauren’s Calling aka Underwood for the Common Good
- Liberty, Justice, and James
- Joltin’ Scholten’s Grand Slam Homer
From www.nbcnews.com/…
In an interview with NBC News, Cohen said that the goal is to "bring a national spotlight and national name recognition" to candidates that exemplify "Ben & Jerry's values."
"We are lending what we can, which happens to be ice cream, to highlight their races and hopefully send the message to people around the country that if you want to support someone in this upcoming election, these are some really good candidates to support," he said.
"These candidates exemplify those Ben & Jerry's values of compassion, economic justice social justice. If that's what you're into, these are the guys to vote for."
Let’s forward these links to our friends and acquaintances — even if the ads are not for an individual’s candidate, they create a positive image of Democrats, inspire confidence and in many cases bring a smile to weary faces.
All five candidates are in tough races — let’s lend them a hand.
Also see earlier diary “The Best of Democratic Campaign Ads” at www.dailykos.com/… for other outstanding candidates and their inspiring ads.