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Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argument?

by graham poor, Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 04:54:50 PM EST

Couldn't Clinton's ad be used as McCain ad against either Democrat?

This new ad from Clinton on national security and asks voters who they want answering the call in the event of international trouble.

"It's 3 a.m. and your children are safely asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?"
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_l og/2008/02/clinton_children.html

If this is the deciding issue isn't the answer for most American's John McCain not Clinton or Obama?

Is this how we democrats want to frame the 2008 election?

If what we have to do over the next 4 years is fight a hot war with the fear of real attacks at 3:00 am every night?

I have made it obvious my answer is "yes" this helps McCain, but what do you think?

Does this ad help McCain in the General no matter who the democratic nominee is?

John McCain's slogan is "Ready to Lead on Day One". Sound familiar? He will take Hillary on on that issue.

Couldn't this ad be a McCain ad against Clinton or Obama if just changed the last frame to say McCain instead of Clinton?

I think we should be arguing about health care and NAFTA not making 2008 on the one issue the Republicans poll strongest on.

Obama's answer:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_l og/2008/02/obama_gulf.html

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Tags: Clinton, Children, Children ad, ad, McCain, Obama, fall, November, General, fear, fear mongering (all tags)

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Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

Yep..frame it this way..
You have been watching way too many FOX polls.

"If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud"...Arlo Guthrie

by nogo war on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 05:03:16 PM EST

Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

Do you really think that is the "best" match up with McCain?
http://pollingreport.com/institut2.htm#D emocrats

Political Parties

Gallup Poll. Sept. 14-16, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" Options rotated

.
        Republican
Party     Democratic
Party     No Difference
(vol.)/Unsure

.
% % %

9/14-16/07
42 47 11

9/5-8/02
50 31 19

"Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" Options rotated

.
        Republican
Party     Democratic
Party     No Difference
(vol.)/Unsure

.
% % %

9/14-16/07
34 54 12

9/5-8/02
42 42 16

by graham poor on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 05:11:06 PM EST
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It was already done by McCain in January (none / 0)

Check out this diary at DKos.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/29/ 155558/168/352/466445

A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy. - Teddy Roosevelt

by minvis on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 05:07:26 PM EST

Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

Obama could use Republican talking points on Healthcare and Social Security, but a television ad by Clinton is outrageous. Please.

Restore America's Strength.

by RJEvans on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 06:01:04 PM EST

Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

The ad will backfire on Clinton. Every attack on Obama has backfired. I think we all know why, and it is not because of the call for change. It will backfire.

I have already accepted that Clinton will not be the nominee, but Obama does not automatically has my vote. He is wholly unqualified and unprepared to lead this nation.

Restore America's Strength.

by RJEvans on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 06:06:24 PM EST

Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

I haven't.

by 12 dogs and a blog on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 08:30:06 PM EST
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Big problem ahead (none / 0)

Obama still has to come up with some national security credentials. As far as I can tell, he has none. His 2002 antiwar speech has gotten him through the primaries, but it will mean absolutely nothing in the fall.

by Upstate Dem on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 06:08:29 PM EST

Re: Big problem ahead (none / 0)

That's all he has? Even with his time in the senate?

by 12 dogs and a blog on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 08:30:42 PM EST
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Re: Children ad: Is Clinton making McCain's argume (none / 0)

Is Bill supporting Obama now?

"If one candidate's trying to scare you and the other one's trying to get you to think, if one candidate's appealing to your fears and the other one's appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope." Bill Clinton 2004.

by platy on Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 06:25:41 PM EST

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