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Want to know what a well financed campaign looks like? Meet MichaelSkelly. To date, Skelly has released two other ads-- "On Top" and "Kids". Today the Skelly campaign launched a new television ad, titled "Keeping Faith," which focuses on Skelly's experience balancing budgets as a businessman and reiterates a pledge he signed yesterday, refusing all pay raises until...
Texas U.S. House Candidate MichaelSkelly issued a statement today suggesting MoveOn.org should “move out of Texas.” (Clever, huh?) This was in response to a MoveOn event at Congressman John Culberson’s office yesterday asking Mr. Culberson to look for solutions to our energy needs beyond offshore drilling. Because, whatever you may think, offshore drilling is not going to lower your...
A report from last Friday from the MichaelSkelly campaign. Successful wind energy businessman and Congressional candidate MichaelSkelly raised more than $30,000 on Friday from over 200 individuals, demonstrating strong grassroots support from Houstonians looking for change in Washington. To put that number in perspective, in a single day, the Skelly campaign had...
Congressional Quarterly came out with a list of the ten best-funded challengers in the nation. Of the ten, nine are Democrats. MichaelSkelly, who as Matt reported just released a new ad , was one of only seven challengers with more than $1 million on hand. From CQ Politics : 7. MichaelSkelly, Democrat, Texas’ 7th ($1.05 million) . Skelly, a wind energy executive,...
Today the Skelly campaign launched its second television ad-- "On Top". The ad highlights Skelly's background as a successful businessman and his commitment to job growth and renewable energy. This is a good ad. The production value is high. The images of Houston and Skelly work. The message is clear and concise. The only problem is that the campaign's first ad was so good this...
MichaelSkelly’s campaign for Congress today launched its second TV ad, “On Top,” addressing the need to increase energy production to keep Houston the energy capital of the world: From the campaign: The ad highlights Skelly’s background as a successful wind energy businessman and his vision for a balanced approach to energy issues. It will air on both cable and broadcast television...
A Texas Liberal reader named Scott Fleming has asked the following excellent question regarding the campaign of MichaelSkelly—- “I would like a yard sign. I live in the 7th district. Please advise where/how I can get one. Thanks.” Mr. Skelly is running as the Democratic nominee in the 7th Congressional District of Texas. Blog reader Fleming asked this question in the [...]
... Republican, Joan Huffman, so Bell's going to need all the help he can get to keep pace. Meanwhile, MichaelSkelly is looking to do a similar grassroots push for contributions to counter an attack by John Culberson that Skelly is financing his own campaign. That's an odd claim to make, given that in the last filing report, Skelly had 617 individual contributors , who...
I had my doubts about this ad based on the script and the reviews I had heard. Mr. Skelly, let me first apologize to you and your campaign. This is an incredible ad to frame your moderate views and family values. Second, the production value is amazing and it is clear that Skelly will have the the money and resources to get his message out. Check out the ad, and let us know what you think....
Democratic congressional challenger MichaelSkelly brought an unusually early and extensive start Tuesday night to the next season of political TV advertising in the Houston area.
Democrat MichaelSkelly has launched his first ad of the campaign against Republican incumbent John Culberson. The ad will air on both broadcast and cable. I think it's a nice introduction. Check it out:
MichaelSkelly’s campaign down in Congressional District 7 has launched its first TV ad, “Kids,” highlighting the candidate’s background as a successful wind energy businessman and his balanced approach to energy issues. Starring his three children and wife, Anne, the ad will air on both broadcast and cable television throughout the Houston area.
Wind energy is no longer the pet project of environmentalists. It's a serious business and is also part of a real answer to some of the most important problems we face.
