NEW: It wasn't actually Warnock's dog.
My story on how Alvin the beagle helped deliver the first Black senator in Georgia and a Democratic-controlled Senate — and what it says about race and politics in America in 2021.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
My story on how Alvin the beagle helped deliver the first Black senator in Georgia and a Democratic-controlled Senate — and what it says about race and politics in America in 2021.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
I'll thread the three Alvin ads, in order.
This first one opened Warnock's runoff ad campaign.
It aimed to inoculate him from the coming attacks — and Warnock team was surprised that it briefly aired unanswered. nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
This first one opened Warnock's runoff ad campaign.
It aimed to inoculate him from the coming attacks — and Warnock team was surprised that it briefly aired unanswered. nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
The second Alvin ad was recorded 11/13 and released just ahead of Thanksgiving.
@hakeemjefferson described the scenery here as evoking a “white aesthetic” as the Warnock campaign sought to blunt Loeffler's attacks.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
@hakeemjefferson described the scenery here as evoking a “white aesthetic” as the Warnock campaign sought to blunt Loeffler's attacks.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
After 2nd Alvin ad, the campaign asked an open-ended q about Warnock in poll.
"Dog" "Puppy" and "poop" all popped in word cloud.
"Crazy," said the pollster.
The airwaves were saturated. But Alvin had broke through.
"Dog" is bigger than "Democrat." nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
"Dog" "Puppy" and "poop" all popped in word cloud.
"Crazy," said the pollster.
The airwaves were saturated. But Alvin had broke through.
"Dog" is bigger than "Democrat." nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
The 3rd Alvin ad ran as part of GOTV push.
"What started out as a campaign has turned into a movement," Warnock says in it, as dogs of other breeds join Alvin. "With supporters of all kinds"
A message about more than dogs.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
"What started out as a campaign has turned into a movement," Warnock says in it, as dogs of other breeds join Alvin. "With supporters of all kinds"
A message about more than dogs.
nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/…
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