“Hanabusa supporter went to a new - and far lower level,” the ad says, crediting Civil Beat. In fact, the Civil Beat article in question is an editorial criticizing state Legislature leadership for holding a fundraiser for Hanabusa during the 2018 session. “Leaders lift us up.”Įxcerpts from news clips from The Associated Press and Civil Beat suggest that Hanabusa has indeed criticized the incumbent. “Criticism isn’t leadership,” a female narrator states. Titled “Watershed,” the 30-second ad begins with an unflattering photo of Hanabusa with the words “Is this leadership?” superimposed on the screen. ‘Criticism Isn’t Leadership’Īnother ad, this one from the Ige campaign, has itself been criticized by several female lawmakers for amounting to an attack on women. In other words, “Thirty Eight Minutes” is a very effective attack ad. Bush’s Willie Horton ad damning Michael Dukakis. Johnson’s 1964 presidential race against Sen. The ad shows a confused governor appearing way out of his depth.Īfter seeing it for the first time, I was reminded of the infamous “Daisy” ad from Lyndon B. It also does not show Ige on the scene on Kauai after the devastating floods later in the year or the governor inspecting the lava flows on the Big Island.īut it does not have to. Ige’s official Twitter account has less than 10,000 followers. The “Thirty Eight Minutes” ad does not say all that. Heads ultimately rolled, including that of the employee who pushed the wrong button that issued the alert, and there were several investigations and damning reports about what happened. That quickly became the story, brushing aside the fact that the governor took responsibility for the false alert as well as took immediate steps to end the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency drill. 22 press conference in which Ige admitted he did not know his Twitter account login information. Colleen Hanabusa in the governor’s chair. The union is spending big time to bring Ige down and put U.S. I am not sure who that is, but the ad itself is from Be Change Now - a super PAC funded by the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. In case folks don’t watch much TV, the ad is being emailed from an email address named 808 News Hawaii. The question is whether a majority of voters will hold it against him and deny him a second term. The spot closes with these words: “Vote No On David Ige.” Here’s the ad:Įven the greatest fan of Hawaii’s current chief executive will likely acknowledge that the day of the false missile alert was perhaps his worst moment in office. His excuse? He forgot his Twitter password.” David Ige at the press conference with emergency management that Saturday afternoon looking like he wouldn’t mind crawling into a manhole himself.Ī narrator says, “David Ige’s administration took 38 minutes to officially tell us it’s a false alarm. 13 that appeared on cell phones, then moves quickly to show news video of people appearing to flee, a child being helped into a manhole cover and to adults’ anxious telephone calls. It begins by showing the false emergency alert warning about an inbound ballistic missile on Jan. A new television commercial titled “Thirty Eight Minutes” is only 32 seconds long, but it is easily the most provocative political ad to run in the local market this election season.
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