General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama Launches Aggressive Effort Against Mitt Romney In Battleground States
BOSTON (AP) Sensing an opening on the economy, President Barack Obama launched an aggressive new effort Saturday to convince voters in the most competitive states that Republican rival Mitt Romney is risky for the nation's recovery with a plan that caters to multimillionaires over the middle class.
"They want to go back to the same old policies that got us in trouble in the first place," former President Bill Clinton is shown saying in the 60-second TV ad set to run in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.
"We're not going back, we are moving forward," Obama adds in the commercial.
...
The fresh Obama push, coupled with ads this past week by both candidates squaring off over China's impact on the U.S. economy, comes seven weeks before Election Day and as polls point to modest gains for the president following the national political conventions. Both campaigns say they expect the race to be decided by eight or nine states.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/15/obama-mitt-romney-economy_n_1886148.html
For Decades to Come - OFA Colorado
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)He realizes there is essentially a month and maybe a week left in this campaign. Most always the polls solidify in the middle of October and I can't really ever remember an election where the challenger overtook the incumbent in the polls after that. Romney's window is slowly closing and Obama wants to slam it shut with this ad buy!
PCIntern
(25,572 posts)SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Spazito
(50,409 posts)I really loved "For Decades to Come", it is very powerful and moving at the same time.
BumRushDaShow
(129,304 posts)We have an older Clinton one still running here in Philly. May have been part of a big buy awhile ago. So far, no Rmoney ads thank goodness (I know he claimed he pulled them but am leary... we'll see).
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Saw the other earlier. Excellent!
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)I do however, see a lot of President Obama ads.
INdemo
(6,994 posts)calls..What if we would all make at least 50 calls to voters today. Care to join me?? Wouldn't that be awesome!!
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)Indemo, have you done that before? I haven't.
Cha
(297,479 posts)Excellent Ad.. The Obama Team have to make these Educational Ads just to keep up with MittLIES and lack of the "media's" education of the American People.
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXXIV
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/09/14/13865583-chronicling-mitts-mendacity-vol-xxxiv?lite
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)Thanks for that link. I need to go back through all of those. Didn't Steve Benen start them?
Cha
(297,479 posts)The Maddow Blog.
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXXIV
By Steve Benen - Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:26 PM EDT.
I should have put Benen's name in my post..I will the next time.