ODP Hits The Airwaves With Anti-McCain Ad
Posted by David on Apr 21st, 2008
2008
Apr 21
The Ohio Democratic Party, lacking a definite candidate to support, is launching a new radio ad attacking John McCain’s economic positions.
This ad is mainly targeted right here in Southeastern Ohio. It will be ran on country and Christian radio stations to target people outside the typical Democratic base.
One of the main points of the ad focuses on McCain’s claim that the way to avoid foreclosure is “working a second job, skipping a vacation”. I find two things really interesting about this.
- John McCain is talking about second jobs even has he and his staff try to avoid his first job. You see, they think it could be inconvenient if McCain got caught up in any controversial moments in the Senate.
- As a candidate of a party that claims to base itself on family values, it seems hypocritical that McCain seems hellbent on keeping families apart. It’s hard enough for families to find time together when there’s only a single job in the equation.
You can find the script of the ad and associated documentation here. The ad itself is embedded below.
The DNC is also going after McCain with a television ad.
- Audio , Economy , Election 2008 , Ohio
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:45 am
I dont see the avoiding Senate votes as a real big winner - like it was on Kerry. Either Clinton/Obama will have to make the same decisions.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:39 am
Democrats don’t listen to Christian radio?
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Well probably not as much as Republicans.
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I was only pointing out McCain’s Senate avoidance to make the hypocrisy point.
Randy:
Ben pretty much nailed my thinking. Those two genres are typically thought to have a larger Republican audience.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
My city has two Christian radio stations. One is FM and is geared towards music, the other is AM talk radio. The FM station typically stays out of politics, but does talk about abortion (which some would consider political). I’d venture that some percentage are Democrat, but most Republican. The AM talk station has many different programs, from financial to news oriented. Most of the ideas lean heavily towards Republicans, but they don’t hesitate to show Republican errors or Democratic positive sides when they fit their viewpoints.
I find it interesting that your comment is that Christian Radio has a larger Republican audience. This year has been interesting. It seems that the two leading Democrats are making a big deal out of pointing out that they are Christian. I believe that Obama is trying to overcome a (false) belief that he’s Muslim and there have certainly been some (false) propaganda to that effect. Former President Clinton openly said he was Baptist and Senator Clinton is (I believe) Methodist.
In past times, the Republicans have gotten a lot of “grief” for their ties to religion, but this year, the Democrats have had their share of religious appearances.
My personal opinion is that I like knowing about a candidate’s religious affiliation, but I don’t trust their statements, I’d rather look at their actions. And I won’t cast my vote based on that affiliation, or lack of.
Oh, the country stations I listen to probably lean more Republican, but I’m in a state that is more Republican. I firmly believe that they would lean the other way in a Democratic state. They follow the audience.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Not one of the candidates cares what is happening to us and our families. This is the most disappointing political season in my life, and the election and vote tampering ought to be putting people in prison, but it is ignored. Voting my party affiliation is no longer a motivator for me- all either party has done is let us down and turn the place into a fascist regime waiting for a dictator who may never leave office, thanks to our do-nothing democratic ‘representatives.’ Did they forget why we sent them to Washington? Why should I believe they’ll remember that now?
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Patriot,
So what’s the solution? What do you plan to do in November?