New MoveOn.org Anti-McCain Ad: 'Not Alex'

[Hissyspit]

Run time: 00:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq30lapbC9c   Posted on YouTube: June 16, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 17, 2008 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 2230

 
Dear MoveOn member,

I've got great news for you: Our new Iraq ad is the most effective TV ad we've ever created.

Polling shows that after seeing our ad, voters seriously question McCain's Iraq policy. What's especially exciting is that voters found this ad more persuasive than any other ad we've tested.

And it couldn't come at a better time: John McCain is up on the air in a bunch of key states and Obama isn't. There's a big vacuum to fill, and if we can get our ad up, we'll not only counter McCain—we'll convince key voters not to vote for him this fall.

But here's the catch: We've done the math, and to really move the needle in critical swing states, we need to raise at least $250,000 to make sure the ad is run often enough for most voters to see it. Can you chip in $25? Click below to watch the ad and contribute:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/alexad.html?id=12894-5228739-c7VrDpx&t=4

There's even more good news: Our friends at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a major union whose members endorsed and fought hard for Hillary Clinton, are joining in on the ad. They've pledged to match your $250,000, giving us the resources to really go big with the ad.

This is going to be big news—the ad and the exciting new partnership with AFSCME will show progressive strength and unity, shake Republican confidence, and hopefully encourage Democrats to go to the mat on Iraq this election, too.

Here's more about the impact we can have with this ad:

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research—a premier research and strategic consulting firm that represents clients ranging from the AARP to the Chicago Cubs—found that a "61 percent majority describe the ad as convincing." They also found that 58 percent agree with the ad's message.
Greenberg went on to say, "These are some of the highest numbers we have seen for a political advertisement since we started using these questions in 2004."
The polling showed that after folks saw the ad they were more likely to feel that McCain is a "part of the mess in Washington" and "too eager to go to war."
Even when we showed our ad along with a positive ad from the McCain campaign, voters were still 15 percentage points more likely to describe McCain as "too eager to go to war" and 13 percentage points more likely to describe McCain as "part of the mess in DC."
Strong ads on the issues that voters care about most, combined with smart campaigning on the ground, will help give progressives an edge this fall. We're ready to go big with this ad and run it in key battleground states, but we need your help. Can you chip in?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/alexad.html?id=12894-5228739-c7VrDpx&t=5

Thanks for all you do.

–Nita, Ilyse, Eli, Andrea and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

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[Mist]

1. Good ad. Why have some opined that it may "backfire"? I think it's

well done, and reminds people of McSame's 100 year statement.

[waiting for hope]

2. My Oldest is Alex -

SOB's can't have him either.

[BigD_95]

3. Great ad!!!!!!!!

I have a 7 & 3 year old and I think about that. No bloody way they can have mine either!!!!!!

What a powerful ad!

[barack the house]

4. That is a mighty powerful ad by moveon. Bravo Moveon.

[barack the house]

5. The best thing about moveon they don't have hold no punches.

[Dead Elephant]

6. Already saw MSNBC Morning Joe trashing it.

Everyone on the show jumped the gun and trashed the commercial.
No shock of course.
Mica(spell?) said that the 100 year war comment was getting old.

[kimmylavin]

13. Ah yes...

And we all know how the Repubs don't latch on to ANYTHING until it gets old...
Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican.

Great ad, BTW!

[canucksawbones]

14. old....

like McCain

McCain claiming we're winning in Iraq is old, McCain flip-flopping is old, how come she never mentions that.

GK

[Hope And Change]

7. K & R!

[polichick]

8. Those sorry fuckers can't have my sons either! Thank-you MoveOn!

[rniel]

9. it's great

Anything that says McCain 100 years in iraq is pure gold.

[ladywnch]

10. I have said for years that if they implemented a draft, I would

kidnap my nephews and personally drive them across the Canadian border before I'd let them register or go. now I have a step son. Same rule applies.

[pleah]

11. Great ad! If they come after my son,

who is 16yrs. old, I will start my own civil war.

[AspenRose]

12. DAMN STRAIGHT

:thumbsup:

My two are 3 years old, and 9 months old TODAY.

[Danieljay]

15. I get the point, and know i"ll probably be flamed, but I think its a bit over

dramatic and silly. Not very impactful in my opinion and easily dismissed. Besides, Is there a draft that I don't know about?

Alex and his mom are both adorable though.

I'm willing to be wrong here and hope it works. I'm just personally not impressed.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

16. BRILLIANT!

[yellowwood]

17. Gripping! Makes me think of this poem:

The parable of the old man and the young
Wilfred Owen 1893-1918

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went,
And took the fire with him, and a knife.
And as they sojourned both of them together,
Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father,
Behold the preparations, fire and iron,
But where is the lamb, for this burnt-offering?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps,
And builded parapets and trenches there,
And stretched forth the knife to slay his son.
When lo! an Angel called him out of heaven,
Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad,
Neither do anything to him, thy son.
Behold! Caught in a thicket by its horns,
A Ram. Offer the Ram of Pride instead.
But the old man would not so, and slew his son,
And half the seed of Europe, one by one.

It's appropriate to note that Wilfred Owen was only twenty-five when he was killed in WWI. Other poems by him about war:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilfred_Owen