Gotta say, Richardson’s new ads are really very good. Over at The Washington Post, Chris Cillizza says “they cut through the clutter that is surely to come. And the ads are winners in my mind simply because they are different.” I agree. It’s a bit risky to have to portray Richardson as a mere applicant for a job and let him get talked over by a nerdy interviewer, but the spots are funny, smart, and effective at defining him. What do you guys think?

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.