North Woods Advertising - "Looking for Rudy" - Paul Wellstone for U.S. Senate (MN)

"Looking for Rudy" was a key ad in the 1990 Wellstone for Senate campaign. The 2 minute ad was revolutionary in its scope and tone, more a mini-documentary than commercial, depicting Wellstone's real attempts to get in touch with his incumbent opponent. Despite the fact the campaign could only afford to air the ad once, it turned into a major news story in its own right, receiving heavy coverage in TV news programs and newspapers around the state. Readers of the political trade magazine "Campaigns and Elections" voted "Looking for Rudy" the best political ad of all time, with Tony Schwarz's famous "Daisy" ad for Lyndon Johnson (which also aired only once) second and Hal Riney's classic "Morning In America" ad for Ronald Reagan third.

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News & Politics

[airdriver]

RIP Paul. We sure need you now more than ever.

[dveysey2000]

That was awesome. He was the best.

[benjohnson50]

@pedonbio Oh how far we have fallen.

[pedonbio]

Now Minnesota is known for...Michele Bachmann!

[PsychoPunk1965]

I really do miss Paul Wellstone.