Political Wire

  • Front Page
  • Members
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
  • Trending
  • Resources
    • Politics Extra
    • Political Job Hunt
    • Political Dictionary
    • Electoral Vote Map
  • Advertise
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / Political Advertising / AI Political Ads Are Here
Members should sign in for the full experience.

AI Political Ads Are Here

June 8, 2023 at 3:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice News: “AI-generated political ads are officially here. And no one—including the campaigns themselves, let alone the voters—are prepared to handle this new reality.”

“Artificial intelligence is becoming more sophisticated by the day, and candidates and campaigns are just beginning to grapple with practical and ethical concerns over AI-produced content creeping into politics. The time when a deepfake videos which can’t be easily discerned from real events play a major role in campaigns seems not only inevitable but closer than ever.”

FavoriteLoadingSave to Favorites
Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Share on SMS

Filed Under: Political Advertising

Recent Posts

Big Majorities Express Concerns About Biden and Trump

September 24, 2023 at 9:15 am EDT

“Three-quarters of voters say they’re concerned about President Joe Biden’s age and mental fitness, while nearly two-thirds have concerns about the multiple trials former President Donald Trump faces, a new…

This Poll Is Obviously an Outlier

September 24, 2023 at 8:44 am EDTSeptember 24, 2023 at 8:44 am EDT

This morning’s Washington Post/ABC News poll showing Donald Trump beating Joe Biden by 10 percentage points in a general election match up is clearly an outlier. It’s obvious from perusing…

Chris Christie Has Completely Snubbed Iowa

September 24, 2023 at 8:24 am EDTSeptember 24, 2023 at 8:25 am EDT

“Gov. Chris Christie has become a regular sight all over New Hampshire. He’s spent some time in South Carolina, too, since announcing his 2024 bid for president. But there is…

GOP Lawmaker Claims Fetterman Is a Communist

September 24, 2023 at 8:11 am EDTSeptember 24, 2023 at 8:11 am EDT

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) said that Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) choice of “worker’s clothes” prove he’s a communist who is “demonstrating his allegiance to Marxist principles.” Save to Favorites

New Poll Shows Growing Dissatisfaction with Biden

September 24, 2023 at 7:56 am EDTSeptember 24, 2023 at 8:03 am EDT

A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds President Biden “struggling to gain approval from a skeptical public, with dissatisfaction growing over his handling of the economy and immigration, a rising share…

Navarro Slams ‘Pimp Ladies’ of the Trump White House

September 24, 2023 at 7:29 am EDTSeptember 24, 2023 at 7:32 am EDT

Peter Navarro called his former Trump White House female colleagues “pimp ladies” in bizarre tweet defending Rudy Giuliani from sexual assault claims. Cassidy Hutchinson claims in her new book that…

McCarthy Makes No Progress on Government Funding

September 23, 2023 at 5:26 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 5:27 pm EDT

“Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown…

Fetterman Calls on Menendez to Resign

September 23, 2023 at 5:24 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 5:29 pm EDT

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign from the Senate on Saturday, making him the first senator to call for his resignation, Politico reports. Save…

McCarthy Reverses on Ukraine Aid

September 23, 2023 at 5:21 pm EDT

“Speaker Kevin McCarthy is backtracking on his plan to remove Ukraine aid from a massive military spending bill as Republicans scramble to find a way forward on funding the government,”…

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

September 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 2:39 pm EDT

“The arsonists are out there, number one, whining that their house is on fire; number two, are going to want credit that they put the fire out; and then number…

Andy Kim Announces Primary Challenge to Menendez

September 23, 2023 at 3:26 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 3:27 pm EDT

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) announced he will challenge indicted Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a primary. Said Kim: “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’…

How McCarthy Could Corral His Caucus

September 23, 2023 at 3:00 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 12:12 pm EDT

Henry Olsen has some advice for how Speaker Kevin McCarthy could get tough with his GOP critics: “Target their political aspirations.” “McCarthy can damage those plans by setting a clear…

McCarthy Floats 45-Day Funding Bill

September 23, 2023 at 2:36 pm EDT

Speaker Kevin McCarthy used a conference call today to pitch House Republicans on short-term funding bill that would keep the government open until mid November, Punchbowl News reports. The strategy…

RFK Jr. Flirts With the Libertarian Party

September 23, 2023 at 2:28 pm EDT

New York Times: “If Mr. Kennedy does decide to leave the party of his famous father and uncles to run in the general election, one potential landing spot may be the…

Misinformation Research Is Buckling Under GOP Attacks

September 23, 2023 at 2:18 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 2:19 pm EDT

Washington Post: “The escalating campaign — led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and other Republicans in Congress and state government — has cast a pall over programs that study not…

Bonus Quote of the Day

September 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 12:08 pm EDT

“Historically, Republicans have been blamed. So whether you look at it through a policy or a political lens, a shutdown is never beneficial.” — Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), quoted by…

Mark Meadows Smelled Like Burned Documents

September 23, 2023 at 1:28 pm EDT

Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says in her new memoir said that Mark Meadows burned so many documents in the waning days of the administration that his wife…

Biden in Talks with Vietnam for Arms

September 23, 2023 at 1:21 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 1:22 pm EDT

“The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a…

Inside Kevin McCarthy’s Governing Style

September 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 12:51 pm EDT

Playbook: “After nine months, McCarthy’s management style as speaker is fairly predictable: He appeases his far-right members as much as possible until the pressure builds and they realize their strategy…

For Your Weekend Listening

September 23, 2023 at 12:29 pm EDTSeptember 23, 2023 at 12:29 pm EDT

The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Kevin McCarthy has lost total control of the House. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features…

« FBI Document Doesn’t Show Payments to Biden
Why Prosecutors Shifted the Trump Case South »

Members get exclusive analysis, a trending news page, bonus newsletters and no advertising. Learn more.

Subscribe

Your Account

Sign in

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

Praise for Political Wire

“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”

— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”

— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report

“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”

— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report

“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia

“Political Wire is a great, great site.”

— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”

“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”

— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”

— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit

“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”

— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Copyright © 2023 · Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy

Political Wire ® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC