On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Is it weird that I find the fact that the ad was placed by an unregistered organization with an astroturf name a lot more mendacious than the use of Shutterstock? I’m so used to stock professional actors or models in PSAs, ads for commercial products, etc., that I tend to just assume the “voters” in political ads were purchased from Getty Images or Eyewire unless the candidate is also in the picture with them. Then again, legit grassroots organizations and local candidates tend to be working with small enough budgets that I wouldn't blame them for going to Shutterstock. If this ad space cost so much, you'd think the group behind it could have sprung for some actors and graphic designers and made them sign a NDA.