This is just a quick note to let you know what is likely already apparent. Pine Tree Politics is starting to run ads.

These ads are filled on quite literally a first come, first serve basis.  I will be accepting ads from gubernatorial candidates across party lines, basically all of whom will be in primary fights.

I want to get this out of the way ahead of time, so we don’t need to go through a nonsensical back and forth later, so here goes.

My running an ad has nothing to do with my opinion of the candidate who is running the ad.  My placement of a candidate ad in a primary does not mean I am endorsing said candidate, or otherwise support their run.  My failure to run another candidate’s ads do not indicate that I do not support them.  Indeed, I think you will find that at several point in the next year, I will be running ads from candidates who are opposing each other in primaries on the same site.

Once again – just for clarity – what ads go up where and when has to do with one thing, and one thing only.  First come, first serve.  They get here early, they get in and get to pick where the ads go.  Next up gets the dibs on what is left, and so on and so forth.  That’s how it runs, simple as that.

Jason Levesque was the first one to jump on board, so he got the plum real estate in the header section.  You will also likely see ads in the side navbar, and also the footer of individual posts.  As time goes by, I may expand that even further.

I will make sure, however, that these ads do not interfere with the overall look and feel of this place.  I do not want to disrupt the enjoyment of reading the articles here – so I will not be running any obnoxious ads, or ads that make the reading experience even remotely challenging or annoying.

So, in short – ads are here, they’re given out to anyone who wants when and where they are available, and I will make sure they don’t piss you off.

End of communication.