2008 Presidential Campaign Blog

Obama-Biden Campaign Launches New TV Ad On Last Night's Debate

Obama-Biden Campaign Launches New TV Ad on Last Night's Debate Highlighting McCain Voted With Bush 90 Percent Of The Time

CHICAGO, IL - Today, the Obama-Biden campaign released a new 30 second TV ad, “90 Percent”, which highlights how McCain voted with Bush 90 percent of the time. The ad, which features footage from the debate last night, shows how whether it was for tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthy and almost nothing for the middle class or to keep spending ten billion a month in Iraq while our own economy struggles, McCain may not be George Bush, but he tells America himself, “I voted with the President over 90% of the time…higher than a lot of my even Republican colleagues.”

The Ad-"90 Percent"

"90 Percent" will air across the country on national cable beginning today.

See below for the transcript:

V I S U A L
 A U D I O

Still of Senators Obama and Biden

CG: Obama Biden

For the Change We Need

www.BarackObama.com

Footage of Senator McCain at debate

CG:

Presidential Debate

October 15, 2008
 Obama VO: I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.

McCAIN SYNCH:  Senator Obama, I am not President Bush.

CG: Voted with Bush 90%

ANNC:  True…but you did vote with Bush 90% of the time. 

Footage of Senator McCain at debate

CG: Tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthy

Center for American Progress Action Fund, 6/18/08

Still of McCain and Bush

CG: Nothing for the middle class

ANNC: Tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthy

ANNC: But almost nothing for the middle class – same as Bush.

Footage of Senator McCain at debate

Still of McCain and Bush

CG: Spend $10 billion a month in Iraq

CRS Report, 7/14/08
 ANNC: Keep spending ten billion a month in Iraq while our own economy struggles – same as Bush.

Still of McCain and Bush
 ANNC: You may not be George Bush, but…

McCain TV clip

CG: “I voted with the President over 90% of the time”

Approved by Barack Obama Paid for by Obama for America
 McCAIN SYNCH:  I voted with the President over 90% of the time…higher than a lot of my even Republican colleagues.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New Television Ad: "Fight"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TELEVISION AD: "FIGHT"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Fight." The ad highlights John McCain speaking directly to the American people about his bold plan of action to make the next four years better than the last eight. To do that, John McCain will fight to set a new direction by fighting for the American people. He will protect Americans' savings and investments, lower taxes, curb government spending, work toward strategic energy independence and always fight for our country. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Fight" (TV :60)

JOHN MCCAIN: The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they?

I'll make the next four better.

Your savings, your job and your financial security are under siege.

Washington is making it worse - bankrupting us with their spending.

Telling us paying higher taxes is "patriotic"?

And saying we need to "spread the wealth around"?

They refuse common sense solutions for energy independence.

So every day we send billions to the Middle East.

We need a new direction and I have a plan.

Your savings. We'll rebuild them.

Your investments. They'll grow again.

Energy. We'll drill here and we'll create a renewable energy economy.

Lower taxes and less spending will protect your job and create new ones.

That'll restore our country.

Stand up with me, let's fight for America.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Ambition"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "AMBITION"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Ambition." The ad highlights Barack Obama's blind ambition that led him to work with unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, but when running for president, lie about his longstanding relationship and his bad judgment. Like Barack Obama, his Congressional liberal allies demonstrated their bad judgment in fighting for risky sub-prime loans and against more regulation. Today, millions of Americans are paying for the bad judgment Barack Obama and Congressional liberals demonstrated concerning housing policy. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Ambition" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Obama's blind ambition.

When convenient, he worked with terrorist Bill Ayers.

When discovered, he lied.

Obama. Blind ambition. Bad judgment.

Congressional liberals fought for risky sub-prime loans.

Congressional liberals fought against more regulation.

Then, the housing market collapsed costing you billions.

In crisis, we need leadership, not bad judgment.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

Presidential TV advertising spending continues to grow; Over $28 million spent from September 28-October 4

Presidential TV advertising spending continues to grow; Over $28 million spent from September 28-October 4

Obama outpacing McCain in nearly all competitive states.
Traditional battleground states continue to receive majority of TV ad spending.

MADISON, WI – Over the past week, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama and their campaigns have spent over $28 million on television advertising. From September 28 through October 4, the Obama campaign spent just under $17.5 million while the McCain campaign and the RNC spent just under $11 million combined. Compared to the first week of September (September 6-13) the amount of campaign advertising has nearly doubled, going from a total of $15.5 million to $28.3 million.

During the similar week in 2004, the Bush and Kerry campaigns and their party and interest group allies spent just over $18 million dollars. As was the case during the first week of September, the Midwest battleground states of Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin received over half the money spent by the two campaigns on television advertising. McCain spent a larger percentage of his advertising budget in these Big 10 battleground states than did Obama (60.2 percent to 46.5 percent respectively). Ohio drew the greatest amount of advertising spending as the Obama campaign spent $2,218,000 and the McCain campaign spent $1,727,000. The Obama campaign also spent over $2 million each in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The McCain campaign did not spend over $2 million in any individual state.

“Ten of the fifteen states where both candidates are advertising were won by Bush in the 2004
election,” said Ken Goldstein, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of
the Wisconsin Advertising Project. “The campaign is being played on the Republican side of the
field this year.”

The Obama campaign is now out-spending the McCain campaign and the RNC in nearly all of
the competitive states. During the first week of September, the McCain campaign was either
ahead or even in ad spending in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. But during the week
of September 28-October 4, the only states where McCain out-advertised Obama were Iowa and
Minnesota. Over the past week, the two campaigns were roughly even in spending in Colorado,
Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign
has outspent the McCain campaign by a margin of over 3 to 1 in Florida, over 2 to 1 in New
Hampshire, over 3 to 2 in Nevada, over 8 to 1 in North Carolina, and over 3 to1 in Virginia.

“Because of Obama’s fundraising advantage, his campaign is able to spend more in more states
than we’ve seen in recent memory,” said Goldstein.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Folks"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "FOLKS"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Folks." The ad highlights Barack Obama's defense of his extreme liberal voting record by accusing others of lying. Despite Barack Obama's protests, the truth is very clear that Barack Obama is the most liberal member of the United States Senate. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Folks" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama? The National Journal says he's the Senate's most liberal.

How extreme. But when pressed, how does he defend himself?

BARACK OBAMA: They're not telling the truth.

I hate to say that people are lying, but here's a situation where folks are lying.

ANNCR: Mr. Obama, we all know the truth.

BARACK OBAMA: Folks are lying.

ANNCR: Not presidential.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Hypo"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "HYPO"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Hypo." The ad highlights Barack Obama's practice of calling every question about his record a lie while he launches false and misleading attacks against John McCain. That is the type of hypocrisy we expect to see at tonight's debate in Nashville. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Hypo" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama?

KMOV TV ANCHOR (VIDEO): Obama's presidential campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad.

ANNCR: How hypocritical.

Obama's Social Security attack was called "a falsehood."

His health care attack ... "misleading".

Obama's stem cell attack ... "not true".

Barack Obama. He promised better. He lied.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Dangerous"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "DANGEROUS"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Dangerous." The ad highlights Barack Obama's statement that American soldiers in Afghanistan were "just air-raiding villages and killing civilians." This statement comes on top of the attempts by Barack Obama and his Congressional allies to cut off funding for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Whether it is making reckless statements about our military or trying to prevent them from having the equipment they need, it is clear that Barack Obama is dangerous for our country. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Dangerous" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama? He says our troops in Afghanistan are

BARACK OBAMA: "... just air-raiding villages and killing civilians."

ANNCR: How dishonorable.

Congressional liberals voted repeatedly to cut off funding to our active troops.

Increasing the risk on their lives.

How dangerous.

Obama and Congressional liberals.

Too risky for America.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Tax Cutter"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "TAX CUTTER"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Tax Cutter." The ad highlights Barack Obama's record of voting 94 times to raise taxes. Americans can hardly afford the tax increases that Barack Obama and his allies have supported in Congress and continue to propose today. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Tax Cutter" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama?

BARACK OBAMA: "I'm a tax cutter."

ANNCR: Really?

Senator Obama voted ninety-four times for higher taxes.

Ninety-four times.

He's not truthful on taxes.

At least Congressional liberals admit they want to raise your taxes.

Add billions in new spending.

And oppose offshore drilling.

Congressional liberals. The truth hurts you.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Week"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "WEEK"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Week." The ad features John McCain speaking directly to the American people about the economic crisis and the need for Republicans and Democrats to come together. John McCain also speaks about his economic plan to put people back to work and grow our economy. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Week" (TV :30)

JOHN MCCAIN: What a week.

Democrats blamed Republicans,

Republicans blamed Democrats.

We're the United States of America.

It shouldn't take a crisis to pull us together.

We need a President who can avert crisis.

Put people back to work.

Grow our economy.

And move people from surviving to thriving.

We need leadership without painful new taxes.

That will make our country strong again.

I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

McCain-Palin 2008 Launches New TV Ad: "Rein"

MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "REIN"

ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Rein." The ad highlights John McCain's record of fighting to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. While John McCain was fighting to rein in these mortgage giants, Barack Obama was taking their campaign contributions, their advice and staying silent. As former President Clinton stated, responsibility for this crisis lies in part on those who prevented reforms and stayed silent. The ad will be televised nationally.

Script For "Rein" (TV 1:00)

ANNCR: John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie.

The Post says: McCain "pushed for stronger regulation"..."while Mr. Obama was notably silent."

But, Democrats blocked the reforms.

Loans soared.

Then, the bubble burst.

And, taxpayers are on the hook for billions.

Bill Clinton knows who is responsible.

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: "I think the responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was President to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

ANNCR: You're right, Mr. President. It didn't have to happen.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.