Illinois’ two most recent presidential candidates, Adlai Stevenson and Barrack Obama, are an interesting mixture of contrasts and similarities.

The contrasts are particularly noticeable in their campaign advertising.

Until 1952, candidates used television primarily to broadcast half hour speeches. But that year the Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower campaigns pioneered presidential TV commercials, despite Stevenson’s refusal to participate in the spots made for him by the Democratic Party. He said such short spots were similar to soap commercials and they insulted the intelligence of the American people.

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