Earlier this year, a video by independent filmmaker and DailyKos member cartwrightdale (John K. Addis) "went viral", earning more than 200,000 YouTube views in only 48 hours, and was discussed widely on blogs, magazines, radio, and television. After hundreds of emails asking "how can we get this on t.v.", truthandhope.org has partnered with cartwrightdale to produce a broadcast-quality version of this ad, and create other ads in the same theme.
After the Republican National Convention's bizarre attacks on Community Organizers, truthandhope.org ran a themed ad by fellow DailyKos member ourhispanicvoices. Recently, we're raising money for a new ad from vote4thefuture. As our ads increase, we'll be targetting specific battleground states in areas each ad can be most effective.
Right now, truthandhope.org is raising money to place these ads on the air in key battleground states during the days remaining before the general election. Additional ads will be created on similar themes. If you have suggestions on what specific information the new ads should contain, be sure to email us with your thoughts.
The recent GOP convention culminated in John McCain’s acceptance of his party’s nomination at the end of a four day effort to convince the American public that his Presidency would be something other than a third Bush term and that he is still the maverick many of us believed in when he ran for President in 2000. However, the facts simply do not bear this out. Senator McCain’s voting record, the clearest indicator of his support of the Bush Administration’s policies regarding the economy, the Iraq war, personal privacy, healthcare and the other issues facing our nation, has only increased in the past 8 years to 95% in 2007 & 100% in 2008 while the American public’s support and approval of President Bush and his Administration’s policies has dwindled to record levels in that time.
Clearly, Senator McCain is out of step with mainstream America, for as the nation as with increasing strength has cried out for change voicing disapproval of the Bush administration in ever increasing numbers, McCain has taken the opposite path in supporting President Bush to a greater degree each passing year. The recent GOP convention took great pains to turn the focus of the American public away from John McCain’s voting record of support for the unpopular Bush administration, and instead use slight of hand tactics to turn voter’s attention to his life story. Our primary focus this election cycle is to reach individuals who already oppose Bush, but believe McCain would be "different".
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