What's Showing In Iowa And New Hampshire?

Published August 10, 2015 at 1:29 PM EDT

With six months left until the Iowa caucuses, urgency is starting to creep up on candidates for both parties to gain ground. In today’s political world, that means a flurry of political ads.

Here & Now’s media analyst John Carroll talks with Robin Young about the ads the candidates have released for the early primary states, and what they show about their respective strategies going forward.

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Guest

John Carroll, professor at Boston University’s School of Communication and blogger for Campaign Outsider. He tweets @johncarrol_bu.

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