CLASSROOM DEBATE: Do Celebrities Help/Hurt A Candidate?

[Frank W. Baker]

This week, headlines in the UK highlighted how some politicos are fine tuning  political advertising using celebrities.  The advertising techniques and  type of celebrities used are important.  Will American politicians  pick up on the message and tweak the way they use celebrities in ads? Will we be seeing Justin Bieber in an ad for Obama; Ted Nugent for Romney?