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- Ads run in Ohio and Pennsylvania
- According to the FEC, the Campaign to Defend America made a $140,000 ad buy in Ohio
- Campaign to Defend America is headed by former MoveOn.org director Tom Matzzie
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"McCain McSame As Bush" is a 30-second commercial spot paid for by the Campaign to Defend America. It asserts that presidential candidate John McCain has the same policies as president George W. Bush on Taxes, Iraq and Universal Health Care.
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Ad Copy
- "Where does John McCain stand on the issues? A trillion dollars in Iraq over the next ten years, McSame as Bush. A millionaire who's for tax cuts for millionaires. McSame as Bush. Oil companies. They get tax breaks while we pay at the pump. McSame as Bush. Absolutely no plan for universal health care. McSame as Bush. We need a new direction, not the McSame old thing."
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About the Campaign
The Campaign to Defend America is a non-profit organization that has pledged to spend over $1 million dollars in advertising money to oppose the McCain campaign. -
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McCain McSame As Bush Video and Background
- YouTube: McCain: McSame as Bush (Time: 0:30)
- Official Site: Campaign to Defend America
- PO Box 65304, Washington DC, 20035
- Phone: 202-609-7600
McCain McSame As Bush Questions
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McCain McSame As Bush News and Commentaries
- The Associated Press: Outside Group Aims at McCain (March 5, 2008)
- According to FEC and IRS records, Fund for America has donated $1.4 million to the Campaign to Defend America. The Fund for America was established by John Podesta, Anna Burger, and Rob McKay.
- NPR: Independent Group Airs Anti-McCain Ad (March 6, 2008)
- Ken Goldstein, director of the Washington Advertising Project, thinks this first ad is a test run to see if this strategy will be effective among undecided and independent voters in Ohio.
- Baltimore Sun: McCain 'McSame' as Bush, Democrats say in ad (March 5, 2008)
- U.S. News & World Report: 'McSame as Bush' Ads Attack GOP Nominee (March 5, 2008)
- Politico: Dem group: 'McSame as Bush' (March 5, 2008)
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