Jackson's Wake the F@$k Up Tops Presidential Ads Chart
The Jewish Council for Education & Research (JCER) tops the WSJ Presidential Ads Chart this week with a new ad starring Samuel L. Jackson titled Wake the F@#k Up. In the spot, Jackson narrates an adult-themed children's story in attempts to shock Obama supporters into action this election season. Released last Thursday, the spot collected more than 2.6 million views in a few short days.
JCER's last campaign starring comedian Sarah Silverman grabs the number two spot on the chart with 1.1 million views this week. Let My People Vote also utilizes unsavory language and unusual tactics to call attention to voter ID laws.
Meanwhile, Romney and his supporters grab just one spot on the chart this week. In Too Many Americans, Romney looks directly into the camera and tells audiences that his plans will create over 12 million jobs over the next four years. The spot has recieved paid advertising.
All in all, Obama campaign nabs five spots on the top ten this week, liberal groups take four, and the Romney campaign claims one spot.
The Most-Watched Presidential Ads of the Week
| Rank | Last Week's Rank | Brand | Campaign | Current Week's Views | % Change in Views |
Watch
|
|---|
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1
|
New
|
Jewish Council for Education & Research
|
Wake the F@#k Up
|
2,627,158
|
NEW
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
Jewish Council for Education & Research
|
Let My People Vote
|
1,152,910
|
14%
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
Priorities USA Action
|
Doors
|
714,659
|
34%
|
|
|
4
|
New
|
Mitt Romney
|
Too Many Americas
|
680,285
|
NEW
|
|
|
5
|
New
|
MoveOn.org
|
Voters Not Victims
|
613,175
|
NEW
|
|
|
6
|
New
|
Barack Obama
|
My Job
|
487,552
|
NEW
|
|
|
7
|
New
|
Barack Obama
|
Cheryl Describes Meeting Mitt Romney
|
337,402
|
NEW
|
|
|
8
|
New
|
Barack Obama
|
Table
|
305,618
|
NEW
|
|
|
9
|
New
|
Barack Obama
|
No Taxes
|
282,943
|
NEW
|
|
|
10
|
New
|
Barack Obama
|
Fair Share
|
248,128
|
NEW
|
|
Source: Visible Measures
Note: True Reach counts the combined performance of the original campaign clips uploaded by candidates and supporting groups like Super PACs as well as the copies and derivative videos uploaded by audiences. This analysis doesn’t include Visible Measures’ paid-placement performance data or video views on private sites.
