Describe two things that you saw in one ad that influenced your opinion positively and negatively.

Today, many of the political commercials we see are paid for by special interest groups or political action committees. View the CBS News Top 5 campaign ads of the 2016 election cycle video (Links to an external site.) (available on YouTube) and answer these questions: Overall, were these commercials effective in making the candidate look good or bad? Describe two things that you saw in one ad that influenced your opinion positively and negatively. For commercial #1 and commercial #2, did the political action committee or political group get their money’s worth? Give evidence for the Yes answer and give evidence from the ad for the no answer. Did their candidate in commercial #3 win or lose the election? Document your source and the voting outcome. These commercials were created more than five years ago. Could commercial #4 and commercial #5 still be effective today? Compare evidence from the commercial with today’s political environment to justify your answer.