Our First Ad
04/24/2008
Dear Editor,
Our first ad of the presidential campaign hit TVs across the country today, thanks to people like you.
The response from Democrats has been strong and overwhelmingly positive -- many of you are thrilled that we're standing up and fighting John McCain on television while Senator Clinton and Senator Obama work to win the nomination.
The response from Republicans has also been strong, but overwhelmingly negative -- they're frustrated their candidate has such a terrible understanding of economics and that the American people are beginning to find out.
John McCain himself has seen the ad. When he was asked tough questions about his economic plan after seeing it, he became testy and dismissive.
But while the ad starts running on national television today, we're still organizing places like Minnesota, laying the groundwork that Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will need to win in November. And you can help.
Make a contribution today to help us keep John McCain out of the White House -- we're running ads, organizing volunteers, and building the tools we'll need to win. But it costs money, and we can't afford to wait. Watch our first ad and make a contribution today:
http://www.democrats.org/support
Help us continue asking the tough questions of John McCain. We want to make sure Americans hear John McCain in his own words -- on the air and at their door.
Thanks for all you do.
Tom McMahon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Our first ad
Date: Mon 21 April 2008 11:00:37 AM
From: Howard Dean
To: Tom McMahon
Dear Editor,
John McCain believes we're better off economically today than we were eight years ago.
The American people know that's not true -- they're feeling the effects of high gas prices, lost jobs, and a housing crisis. Voters continually rank the economy as their biggest concern.
So this week we're planning to release our first national television ad of the presidential race to show the American people just how wrong John McCain is on the economy. We're also strengthening our local organizing efforts to make sure the American people really know how little John McCain understands the economy.
We need $500,000 to help pay for ads like the one we plan to air this week, fund organizers in your state and build a national infrastructure to help Hillary or Barack win the White House.
Can you help us raise $500,000? If you can, then millions of Americans will get to see and hear the real John McCain in his own words -- and we'll be building for victory in November.
Click here to see our first ad of the presidential race:
http://www.democrats.org/support
John McCain is on the record as saying the economy is something he really doesn't understand as well as he should. It shows.
Unemployment is up. Gas and food prices are up. Inflation is on the rise. The housing market is in a slump. The pundits are saying we're in the worst economic mess in decades. But John McCain keeps defending his friend George Bush, saying everything is just fine.
Providing tax cuts for the wealthy, allowing oil and gas companies to make huge windfall profits and turning a blind eye to the problems in the home lending market -- these are John McCain's solutions. American families can't afford four more years of failed Bush economic policies.
Your support today allows us to get this spot on the air across the country. We want to do this right -- please take a moment now to watch the ad and then make a contribution:
http://www.democrats.org/support
John McCain and the Republican Party hope we'll forget about the mismanagement of the last eight years. They're working hard to distract Americans from getting to know the real John McCain, and the Republican spin machine is working overtime.
While John McCain is out trying to reintroduce himself to the American people, we want to make sure voters have all the facts -- and have the chance to know the real John McCain.
Your support to help us raise $500,000 means we can start distributing the ad on national television this week, while putting additional resources into our 50-state strategy.
We'll make sure Americans hear John McCain in his own words. And the more we raise, the more voters we can reach with this and other spots.
Thanks for your support,
Howard Dean