Early Campaign Videos (Jan.-June 2015)

This section includes a sampling of produced videos from the pre-primary period (starting Nov. 5, 2014) featuring potential and declared 2016 presidential candidates.  See also Ads.

With assistance from Mike Dec, 4president.org.


Pre-Campaign (2013-14)
Jan.-June 2015







screen grab 4 from 'Ben Carson Announces Exploratory Committee
grab 18 of huckabee video 'nailed shut'






REPUBLICANS

Former Gov. Jeb Bush
Jeb 2016, Inc.
+
"This is Not the End of the Fight Against ObamaCare" (June 25, 2015 - 0:50 video) >
"Greatest Century" (June 15, 2015 - 1:04 video) >  also a Spanish language version "Listo Para Ser Su Líder" (June 15, 2015 - 1:12 video) >
"Making a Difference" (June 14, 2015 - 3:13 video) >
"Jeb: Today and Tomorrow" (June 14, 2015 - 1:31 video) >
"Conservative" (June 14, 2015 re-issue - 2:05 video) >
Right to Rise PAC +
"Michigan" (June 1, 2015 - 0:50 video) >
"Sweetwater" (May 23, 2015 - 1:16 video) >
Iowa video (May 18, 2015 - 0:56 video) >
"Jeb's Top Commencement Speakers" (May 9, 2015 - 0:30 video) >
"Cinco de Mayo" (May 5, 2015 - 0:54 video) >
"Better" (April 12, 2015 - 0.49 video) >
"Iowa" (March 10, 2015 - 1:05 video) >
"Conservative" (March 6, 2015 - 2:05 video) >
"Leadership" (Feb. 21, 2015 - 1:47 video) >
"Detroit" (Feb. 11, 2015 - 3:33 video) >
"Detroit-Stay Tuned" (Feb. 4, 2015 - 0:15 video) >
SOTU video (Jan. 21, 2015 - 0:12 video) >
thank you video (Jan. 9, 2015 - English and Spanish) >
launch video (Jan. 6, 2015 - English and Spanish) >


Ben Carson
Carson America +
"Meet Ben Carson" (June 24, 2015 - 0:30 video) >
"Heal Inspire Revive" (May 3, 2015 - 4:37 video) >
Carson America Exploratory Committee +
"Ben Carson Announces Exploratory Committee" (March 3, 3015 - 3:52 video) >


Chris Christie
Christie for President +

"Telling It Like It Is" (June 28, 2015 - 2:00 video) >


Sen. Ted Cruz
Cruz for President
+
"Father's Day - Rafael's Story" (June 21, 2015 - 5:28 video) >
"Happy Mother's Day!" (May 10, 2015 - 3:57 video) >
"This is Our Fight" (Mar. 30, 2015 - 0:30 video) >
"Ted Cruz para Presidente" (Mar. 23, 2015 - 0:31 video) >
"Ted Cruz for President" (Mar. 23, 2015 - 2:20 video) >
"A Time for Truth" (Mar. 22, 2015 - 0:30 video) >
Senate Office

"A Time for Truth" (Mar. 13, 2015 - 1:11 video) >
"An Announcement from President Obama" (Feb. 13, 2015 - 0:32 video) >
*Stand for Principle 
[super PAC]
"Stand for Principle Super PAC" (Mar. 22, 2015 - 2:48 video) >


Carly Fiorina
Carly for President +
launch video (May 4, 2015 - 1:05 video) >
*Carly for America
[super PAC] +
"Carly for America Announcement" (Feb. 24, 2015 - 2:06 video) >


Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham 2016
"An American Upbringing" (June 1, 2015 - 4:16 video) >

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee

Huckabee for President, Inc. +
"Hope" (May 5 / 8, 2015 - 1:31 video) >
"Promise" (May 6, 2015 - 3:06 video) >
Prosperity for All Fund
"Nailed Shut" (May 1, 2015 - 2:18 video) >
America Takes Action +
"Rattlesnake" (April 8, 2015 - 0:47 video) >
"Maximum Wage" (April 6, 2015 - 1:57 video) >
Mike Huckabee
Do Good Friday 2015 (Feb. 13, 2015 - 0:53 video) >
Five videos from "Mike Huckabee's Reagan, Thatcher, Pope John Paul II Tour" (Nov. 2014) >


Gov. Bobby Jindal
Jindal for President
"Bobby Jindal 2016 Announcement Video" (June 25, 2015 - 3:47 video) >
America Next

"Gov Jindal: Sign the America Next Petition to Repeal Obamacare" (Feb. 2, 2015 - 0:52 video) >
The Response USA
"Governor Jindal's Invite" (Dec. 2014 - 1:18 video) >


Gov. John Kasich
New Day for America
"It's Time for a New Day for America" (April 20, 2015 - 1:45 video) >


Sen. Rand Paul
Rand Paul for President, Inc. +
"Rand Paul's Fair And Flat Tax" (June 21, 2015 - 2:12 video) >
"Rand Paul's Father's Day Tribute to Ron Paul" (June 21, 2015 - 1:10 video) >
"Rep. Mick Mulvaney Welcomes Rand Paul to South Carolina" (April 9, 2015 - 1:08 video) >
"Kelley's Words" (April 7, 2015 - 3:43 video) >
17 issue videos (April 7, 2015)
Rand Paul Victory Committee
"A Different Kind of Republican Leader" (April 5, 2015 - 2:42 video) >
RAND PAC
"Rand Paul Wins 2015 CPAC Presidential Straw Poll" (Feb. 28, 2015 - 1:52 video) >


Former Gov. George Pataki

Pataki for President +

"Pataki for President 2016" (May 28, 2015 - 4:08 video) >


Former Gov. Rick Perry
RickPAC +
"Gov. Rick Perry Presidential Announcement" (June 4, 2015 - 1;12 video) >
"Rick Perry: Our Best Days Are Ahead" (May 20, 2015 - 1:03 video) >
"Iowa" March 25, 2015 - 1:13 video) >
"Gov. Rick Perry: Iran Deal Will Jeopardize Israel's Security" (Mar. 5, 2015 - 3:17 video) >
"Rick Perry in Early States and CPAC" (Feb. 27, 2015 - 1:51 video) >
"Rick Perry Visits New Hampshire 2015" (Feb. 15, 2015 - 1:08 video) >
Texans for Rick Perry
"The Economic Legacy of Governor Rick Perry" (Dec. 9, 2014 - 3:04 video) >   
*Opportunity and Freedom PAC [super PAC]
launch video (March 5, 2015 - 1:14 video) >


Sen. Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio for President +
"Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison Spots A Good Investment" (June 23, 2015 - 0:37 video) >
"Iowans: Marco makes us proud" (May 14, 2015 - 1:47 video) >
"Marco Rubio: We Can Expand the American Dream" (May 7, 2015 - 1:54 video) >
"Yesterday is Over!" ( April 14, 2015 - 2:15 video) >


Former Sen. Rick Santorum
Patriot Voices PAC +
"Hillary - not ready to lead" (April 9, 2015 - 1:21 video) >


Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump Presidential Exploratory Committee +
"Donald J. Trump- Make America Great Again" (April 23, 2015 - 0:45 video) >


Gov. Scott Walker

Our American Revival +
title? (from May 6, 2015 - 2:14 video) >
"Our American Revival" (Jan. 27, 2015 - 2:11 video) >



DEMOCRATS

Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee for President
+
"Chafee Announcement To Run For President" (June 3, 2015 - 2:57 video) >
Chafee 2016 Exploratory Committee
"Governor Chafee visits Merrimack [County], NH" (approx, May 19, 2015 - 1:12 video) >
"Governor Chafee Visits New Hampshire" (May 13, 2015 - 0:35 video) >
"Lincoln Chafee - Micro Documentary" (loaded late Mar. 2015 - 7:32 video) >
"Lincoln Chafee - 2016 Presidential Exploratory Committee" (loaded late Mar. 2015 - 0:38 video) >
 
 

Former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton
Hillary for America +
Health Care-NH (June 29, 2015 - 0:51 video) >
"Fighter" (June 12, 2015 - 4:56 video) >
"Happy Mother's Day" (May 10, 2015 - 2:13 video) >
"A message to the South Carolina Democratic Party" (April 26, 2015 - 2:24 video) >
"The Power of Organizing" (April 22, 2015 - 1:21 video) >
"Getting Started" (April 12, 2015 - 2:18 video) >

 
 

Former Gov. Martin O'Malley

O'Malley for President
"New Leadership" (May 30, 2015 - 1:34 video) >
O'PAC +
"My Great Grandparents" (May 22, 2015 - 0:46 video) >
"An Announcement" (May 20, 2015 - 0:32 video) >
"Debt Free College" (April 24, 2015 - 0:42 video) >
"Principles" (Mar. 31, 2015 - 0:14 video) >


Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie 2016 +

"Bernie Sanders Before Official Campaign Launch" (May 26, 2015 - 1:35 video) >
"Bernie Sanders at Vergennes Memorial Day Parade" (May 26, 2015 -2:05 video) >
"Bernie Sanders Calls 100,000th Campaign Contributor" (May 20, 2015 - 1:52 video) >
"Bernie Sanders in Manchester, New Hampshire" (May 5, 2015 - 2:26 video) >


Former Sen. Jim Webb

Webb 2016 Exploratory Committee +
"A Message from Jim Webb" (Nov. 19, 2014 - 14:16 video) >



GREENS

Dr. Jill Stein
Jill Stein for President +
"Jill Stein's 2016 Presidential Campaign Announcement" (June 21, 2015 - 1:56 video) >
"Jill Stein stands with the #FastForTheClimate" (April 22, 2015 - 2:04 video) >
"Flush The TPP" (Mar. 24, 2015 - 2:07 video) >
"A New Society - It's In Our Hands" (Mar. 4, 2015 - 2:27 video) >


Independent
Stand With Hillary PAC
"Stand With Hillary" (Nov. 16, 2014 - 3:23 video) >





Introductions and Beginnings
Think about what approach you would take if you were to produce a video to introduce a candidate or potential candidate.  A good start might be to have the principal talking directly to the camera.  One can include video or audio clips from the candidate's speeches and interactions, stock footage and graphics.  Testimonials from others can be very powerful.  (One of the more interesting such videos this cycle is "Kelley's Words" from Rand Paul's campaign, in which Sen. Paul's wife tells his story).  The sound track also needs attention; what kind of music, if any, will help boost the effectiveness of the message, if there is an announcer should it be a male or female.  It is interesting to consider which experiences and accomplishments are included in an introductory video.  Some of these videos are more like an introductory handshake and others are more rousing, intended to fire up a crowd.

Republicans
"Ben Carson Announces Exploratory Committee" (March 3, 3015 - 3:52 video) >

"Ted Cruz for President" (Mar. 23, 2015 - 2:20 video) >

launch video (May 4, 2015 - 1:05 video) >

"Nailed Shut" (May 1, 2015 - 2:18 video) >

"Bobby Jindal 2016 Announcement Video" (June 25, 2015 - 3:47 video) >

"It's Time for a New Day for America" (April 20, 2015 - 1:45 video) >

"Pataki for President 2016" (May 28, 2015 - 4:08 video) >

"Kelley's Words" (April 7, 2015 - 3:43 video) >

"Yesterday is Over!" ( April 14, 2015 - 2:15 video) >

title? (from May 6, 2015 - 2:14 video) >
"Our American Revival" (Jan. 27, 2015 - 2:11 video) >

super PACs
"Carly for America Announcement" (Feb. 24, 2015 - 2:06 video) >

launch video (March 5, 2015 - 1:14 video) >

Democrats
"Lincoln Chafee - 2016 Presidential Exploratory Committee" (loaded late Mar. 2015 - 0:38 video) >

"Fighter" (June 12, 2015 - 4:56 video) >
"Getting Started" (April 12, 2015 - 2:18 video) >

"New Leadership" (May 30, 2015 - 1:34 video) >
"Belief" (Nov. 16, 2013 - 3:33 video) >

"A Message from Jim Webb" (Nov. 19, 2014 - 14:16 video) >

Greens
"A New Society - It's In Our Hands" (Mar. 4, 2015 - 2:27 video) >