A new week, a new TV ad from President Barack Obama’s campaign, this time a spot focused on the economy and airing in Virginia and other key states. It begins with a woman saying, “We’ve gone from pulling into our parking lot, which was so depressing it would be two or three cars in thisContinue Reading [→]
In new ad, Allen uses surrogate to tout governorship, bipartisanship
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen is out with his fourth ad in two days on the heels of Monday night’s debate, this one using a friend’s voice to tout his accomplishments as governor. The ad, titled “Impossible,” features a testimonial from Kay Coles James, a former Virginia secretary of health and human resources inContinue Reading [→]
Allen camp releases third ad of the day
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen is out with yet another new ad, this one featuring a testimonial from the father of a soldier killed by a suicide bomber in Pakistan. In the ad, titled “Everything Stops,” Mark Stet Sr., father of Staff Sergeant Mark Stets Jr., praises Allen’s work in the U.S. Senate toContinue Reading [→]
Allen launches two new coal-focused ads in SWVA
BY WESLEY P. HESTER On the heels of last night’s debate, Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen is launching a new push in Southwest Virginia, labeling opponent Timothy M. Kaine an enemy of the coal industry. The Allen campaign has released two new ads in Southwest Virginia featuring the voices of Jay and Elaine Swiney,Continue Reading [→]
Obama camp airs new ad ahead of Romney speech
In advance of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s visit to Virginia today to deliver a foreign policy speech, President Barack Obama’s campaign released a new TV ad here hitting him on the subject. “Reckless. Amateurish. That’s what news media and fellow Republicans called Mitt Romney’s gaffe-filled July tour of England, Israel and Poland,” the ad’sContinue Reading [→]