Travis N. Ridout is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington State University and a coauthor (with Michael M. Franz, Paul B. Freedman, and Kenneth M. Goldstein) of Campaign Advertising and American Democracy (Temple).Michael M. Franz is Associate Professor of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College and a coauthor (with Paul B. Freedman, Kenneth M. Goldstein, and Travis N. Ridout) of Campaign Advertising and American Democracy (Temple).