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“Pam”

In the midst of an ongoing ethics investigation, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., faced what The New York Times called “the most substantial challenge of his career.” Former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson challenged him in a newly redrawn district that had its African-American population reduced from 68% to 53%. In addition, a Texas Super PAC spent nearly $100,000 against him.

Main Street responded with two emotional TV ads and a series of tough radio ads that helped Congressman Jackson seize control of the dialogue and, ultimately, go on to a much-bigger-than-expected 71%-29% win.

Roll Call said Jackson ran a “textbook, skilled campaign” and the Daily Kos called Jackson’s TV ads “emotional” and “powerful.”

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“Denise”

“Denise” is the second in a pair of TV ads that helped Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. achieve a 71% to 29% primary win.

In the midst of an ongoing ethics investigation, Congressman Jackson, Jr., faced what The New York Times called “the most substantial challenge of his career.” Former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson challenged him in a newly redrawn district that had its African-American population reduced from 68% to 53%. In addition, a Texas Super PAC spent nearly $100,000 against him.

Main Street responded with two emotional TV ads and a series of tough radio ads that helped Congressman Jackson seize control of the dialogue and, ultimately, go on to a much-bigger-than-expected 71%-29% win.

Roll Call said Jackson ran a “textbook, skilled campaign” and the Daily Kos called Jackson’s TV ads “emotional” and “powerful.”

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“Two Sheriffs”

In Ohio, the Republican-passed redistricting plan pitted two long-time Democrats, Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo and Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland, against one another in the 2012 primary.

The district favored Kucinich: 65% is in the Cleveland media market while only 35% is in the Toledo market. Moreover, only 46% of the new district’s population were in Kaptur’s old district. Making matters worse, Kucinich outspent Kaptur overall and a Republican-controlled SuperPAC spent another $257,000 against her.

Nonetheless, with a series of factual but hard-hitting TV and radio ads, we were able to seize control of the dialogue and put Kucinich on the defensive. In a race that was billed as “too close to call,” Kaptur wound up winning by a whopping 17 points — 56% -39% in a 3-way race.

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“Horace”

“Horace” is another one of our ads that helped Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Toledo) secure a 17 point win against Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Cleveland) after the Republican-passed redistricting plan pitted these two long-time Democrats against one another in the 2012 Ohio primary.

The district favored Kucinich: 65% is in the Cleveland media market while only 35% is in the Toledo market. Moreover, only 46% of the new district’s population were in Kaptur’s old district. Making matters worse, Kucinich outspent Kaptur overall and a Republican-controlled SuperPAC spent another $257,000 against her.

Nonetheless, with a series of factual but hard-hitting TV and radio ads, we were able to seize control of the dialogue and put Kucinich on the defensive. In a race that was billed as “too close to call,” Kaptur wound up winning by a whopping 17 points — 56% -39% in a 3-way race.

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Mayor Jane Campbell

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Rep. Eliot Engel

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Rep. John Olver (D-Mass)

“Main Street Communications put together the ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’ ad, which had the single most dramatic positive effect that I’ve ever seen in my five campaigns for Congress…. With this ad we won in every part of the district with over 70% of the vote, and I still hear from people today who remember that ad, and remember it very fondly.”
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Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)

“In challenging a five-term incumbent in 2006, I knew I had to make the case for change, but without sounding offensive. Dave Heller’s ads allowed me to do that with humor, uniqueness, and a great visual quality…. I would not have won the election without the very distinctive and gorgeous ads that Dave Heller produced for my campaign.”
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Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

“We were so pleased with the work that David Heller and Main Street Communications did that we were able to run our ad, a 60-second ad, that received rave reviews and was wildly popular throughout our campaign and people still remember that ad today…. David Heller takes not only a professional interest in doing the job right, but also a personal interest to make sure that he best portrays who you are as a candidate, and the issues that you want to address.”
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)

“We’ve worked with other consultants and always ended up at the end of the line. I don’t know how that happened; they probably said, ‘Oh she wins, don’t pay too much attention to her,’ and we always thought we got the short end of the stick. With David Heller, we always thought we were the most important campaign. He got back to us, it was done on a timely manner, always courteously, and the product was exceptional.”