Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-year-of-the-welder Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The NewsHour compiled several of the welder's appearances in political advertising this election cycle. All the images and sounds came from 2012 campaign ads.Now that the 2012 election season is behind us, we also talked to several political communication experts about the year's most memorable political advertising archetypes and themes.