McCain ads
A new John McCain ad will air tonight in key battleground states, about the time Barack Obama is set to give his acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver. The ad will reportedly feature McCain speaking directly to Barack Obama, looking into the camera!
Tonight, John McCain will talk directly to his opponent in a television ad his campaign is airing in battleground states, around the time Barack Obama accepts the presidential nomination, McCain's campaign said.
Aides would give few details beyond the fact that McCain will speak directly to the camera, addressing Obama.
The strip-tease on the ad is one of several moves by the McCain campaign that could distract attention from Obama's big night.
The campaign was fueling speculation about his running mate, who is to be named at a McCain rally in Ohio tomorrow. A top campaign official says McCain has settled on his vice presidential choice and will notify the person today.
Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report, who has high-level McCain contacts, posted a tease this morning saying: "SOURCE: NAME MAY LEAK AT 6 PM ET... WITH SOME SORT OF CONFIRMATION AT 8 PM."
Obama is scheduled to speak between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern before a crowd of about 75,000 at a Denver stadium where the final session of the Democratic National Convention is being staged.
The leak of the McCain ticket mate would cause a news frenzy at at time when the Obama campaign wanted viewers to be focused on Obama's economic and change messages.
McCain campaign communications director Jill Hazelbaker said in an MSNBC appearance that the battleground spot is "an historic ad — I think this is the first of its kind."
"Sen. McCain is going to have an ad that's going to air in battleground states around the time that Sen. Obama is speaking tonight," Hazelbaker said. "He's going to be talking directly to his opponent. So, I'm going to leave it there. But it's going be very exciting. I think that a lot of people are going to focus on it."
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Here is a new John McCain Ad about Barack Obama called, "Remote Control." The ad shows Democrats in their own words - and Obama in his own words - making statements that reveal just how unprepared Obama is to be President.
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Here is a new John McCain ad out this morning called, "Tiny." It focuses on the grave threat Iran poses to the survival of Israel, and Barack Obama's lack of understanding of that danger.
Here is a new John McCain Ad out this morning that is called "3 A.M." It essentially uses Hillary Clinton's ad from the Dem Primary by the same name, only a little more direct.
CLINTON AD: It’s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?
ANNCR: Uncertainty. Dangerous aggression. Rogue nations. Radicalism.
HILLARY CLINTON: I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House. And, Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002.
ANNCR: Hillary’s right. John McCain for President.
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Here is a new John McCain ad out just is time to greet the Democrats gathering in Denver for their convention. It features a Hillary Clinton supporter - Debra - who is voting for John McCain. Watch the video above, and look below for the script:
DEBRA BARTOSHEVICH: I'm a proud Hillary Clinton Democrat.She had the experience and judgment to be President.
Now, in a first for me, I'm supporting a Republican, John McCain.
I respect his maverick and independent streak, and now he's the one with the experience and judgment.
A lot of Democrats will vote McCain. It's okay, really!
JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.
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Here is the perfect response ad to Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden to be his Vice-Presidential running mate -- Biden in his own words.
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Here is a new John McCain ad that hits Barack Obama for his plans to give Americans higher taxes. This coincides perfectly with Obama's just reported statement today that he plans to "just tax the heck out of people" to pay for his socialist policies.
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Here is a new ad from the John McCain Campaign: "The One - Road to Denver."
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Get ready to see John McCain Ads - of all places - during the Democratic National Convention! Sen. McCain has done so well at fundraising in recent weeks, he has lots of cash to spend before he accepts the public financing on Sept. 4. So, the Washington Times reports he is not going to stay quiet during The Chosen One's Coronation Party in Denver:
Sen. John McCain has so much spare cash on hand -- he collected a record $27 million in July -- that the Republican candidate plans to run campaign ads during the networks' coverage of the Democratic National Convention later this month.
Because Mr. McCain has agreed to accept $84 million in public financing for the general election, the presumptive presidential nominee has only until Sept. 4, when he accepts his party's nomination, to spend the more than $21 million he has on hand.
"We continue to have record months of fundraising. This is now the fifth month in a row that we have exceeded the month before," said McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. The candidate's advertising budget for August is expected to exceed $20 million, he said, and, by the Republican convention, Mr. McCain is on track to spend some $60 million on TV advertising during the whole primary campaign.
Political strategists said airing ads during an opponent's convention makes sense.
"McCain now has enough financial resources to break tradition and advertise during the opposition's convention week," said Republican strategist Scott Reed, who was campaign manager for former Sen. Bob Dole in his 1996 presidential run.
"The McCain camp is building a case about Obama's ability to lead and needs to keep the pressure on his weakness with voters."
Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh said the McCain campaign's strategy illustrates just how much presidential campaigns have changed. In past contests, one candidate went quiet while the other had his convention, and the strategist said she can't remember a candidate ever airing ads during the other's party convention.
"The ads are less an effort to get votes than make a point and get it covered by the national media while Obama has the attention of the nation," she said. "No doubt the Obama campaign will do the same now."
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's campaign was staying mum on whether it would follow suit during the Republican convention.
"We don't have a comment," spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee (RNC), which can spend money right up until Election Day, pulled in $26 million in July and now has $75 million on hand.
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Here is a "McCain Ads" Custom YouTube Player. This player has ads that have been put out by the John McCain Campaign. It will play the most recent "McCain Ad" video first, and you can scroll through the videos to select others by moving your cursor along the bottom of the player screen or clicking on the side arrows on the screen. You will have to hit "play" before the videos will appear across the bottom of the player. As new "Ads" are added, they will appear in this player with the most recent ad first. Most of the ads are TV Ads, but some are "Web Ads" and others are Radio Ads.
NOTE: These are the ads put out by the McCain Campaign since Sen. McCain clinched the nomination in March 2008.
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