DNC launches new anti-McCain ad

[MaineDem]

http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/04/our_first_natio.php

[bluestateguy]

1. Is this ad actually airing on actual TV?

Or is it one of those internet ads that don't reach the people that need to see them?

[MaineDem]

3. It will start airing on tv tomorrow

For Immediate Release
April 20, 2008

Contact: Karen Finney/Stacie Paxton



DNC Releases New Ad on John McCain: Better Off?
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Just how well does McCain understand the economy?
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Washington, DC-- The Democratic National Committee today announced it
will air its first television advertisement of the 2008 Presidential
Election season. Entitled, "Better Off?", the ad will begin airing on
cable networks nationally on Tuesday, April 22nd. While John McCain
and
the Republican Party hope voters will forget their fiscal
mismanagement
of the last seven years, the Democratic National Committee ad gives
voters the chance to hear John McCain in his own words.

The ad features John McCain explaining to the American people that
despite the stark reality to the contrary, he thinks we "overall are
better off" than we were eight years ago. The ad closes with the
question all Americans must ask themselves as they chose our next
president: "Do you feel better off?"

Just last week John McCain continued his reinvention tour with an
economic speech that made one thing clear: under a McCain
Administration
the disastrous policies of the Bush Administration are here to stay.
Despite yet another poll released this week indicating that a majority
of
Americans think their economic situation has not improved in the last
five years, Senator McCain again declared that, "you could make an
argument that there's been great progress economically". Money
& Politics, April 17, 2008] 4/9/08]

In addition to airing on national cable, the ad will be used at
organizing events across the country as the Democratic National
Committee
launches its field effort and rolls out its new Neighborhood Volunteer
organizing tool.

"While John McCain is out trying to reintroduce himself to the
American
people, we want to make sure voters have all the facts, so that they
have
the chance to know the real John McCain," said Demcoratic National
Committee Chairman Howard Dean. "As we elect our nation's next leader
it's important that we choose someone who understands the struggles
that
so many families are facing as they try to make ends meet.

"By trying to convince people that they are better off, John McCain is
ignoring the reality that families are facing as they try to keep
their
homes, put food on the table, and find a good job. His answer to
their
concerns is more of the same deficit spending and billionaire tax
giveaways. This is just one of the many reasons we are confident that
as
Americans ask themselves if they are better off they will recognize
that
John McCain is the wrong choice for America's future."

[jaxx]

2. Good ad.

We need a nominee behind it.