Ad Wars: Teddy’s Legacy vs. Friendly Brown

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Stuart Rothenberg today cites Dem “desperation,” Coakley’s inability to own “change” message as annointed Democratic successor to Kennedy, and Brown’s winning of “earned media” as reasons to change the race from “Narrow Advantage for the Incumbent Party to Toss-Up.”

In response to continued momentum for the Brown campaign, Democrats are leaning hard on negative advertising and the Kennedy card. Kennedy’s widow has reportedly cut an ad for Coakley, and the Senate Democratic Communications Center has released this 6-minute snoozer of a web video urging everyone to do it for Teddy. 

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