Tom Reynolds — the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee chairman who'd known about Mark Foley's unorthodox dating strategies for six months without doing much about it — is facing an uphill reelection battle for his Buffalo-area House of Representatives seat. How to pick things up? With a new commercial, of course. Early and Often, our politics blog, takes a look at the spot and deems it the latest example of a new kind of political trend: The Real World-confessional campaign ad. Check it out.

Reynolds Captivated By 'Real World' Marathon [Early and Often]