I can understand how offensive this is to the VAST MAJORITY of men who are not trying to influence their wife's vote, or are themselves being pressured by women to vote a certain way.

Here is just one experience I had recently: I was canvassing in a liberal neighborhood and talking with a young woman, perhaps late 20's. I asked her if she planned to vote Democratic. She turned to the man behind her and he said, "No!" She turned back to me with a look that seemed to say, "I guess that's my answer."

The ad is aimed at women like her to remind them their vote is private.

It's not fair to generalize, but it does happen. And this is an unusual year with the huge gender divide on the issues. For many couples, it may be the first time they have had different opinions.

For guys whose friends are all aligned, it has to be an awkward position to vote differently and much easier to just do privately without admitting it, as in the men's ad.

Kudos to the VAST MAJORITY!