I need not remind anyone how far gone our political process is, but I will offer up further evidence to support the claim, courtesy of Cinemocracy.
I never have understood why political candidates don’t see the need for professional advertising. Do they want to be seen as used car salesmen? For whatever reason, budgetary or otherwise, it seems they do.
Why insult used car salesmen by comparing them to politicians?
Also, there are lots of political candidates who use professional advertising. To be honest, using professional advertising only makes politicians scarier. At least on a lying level.