The Rock: Political Ads That Shaped the Battle for the White House
It was an unedited sequence of Gravel staring into the camera, turning, walking to the side of a small lake and throwing a rock into the water. The “Rock” ad prompted a storm of media coverage and went viral. This series of mini documentaries on ads that changed the political landscape was created in partnership with NBC News.
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