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» Candidate/Organization: Bob Ehrlich/Kristen Cox
» Year: 2006
» State: Maryland
» Race: Governor (About This Race)
» Party: Republican
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: TV, Web

Ad Content

» Cues: Campaign Signs, Candidate Present
» Issues: Leadership, Stem Cell Research
» Tone: Positive
» Types: Personal
» Music: Inspirational
» Characters: "Real People", Children, Families
» Narrator: Female
» Language: English

Analysis

By The Washington Post: Kristen Cox, the running mate of Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., is front and center for the first time in a television ad that started airing yesterday in the Washington and Baltimore media markets.

In the 30-second spot, Cox, who is blind, touts the Republican incumbent's establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Disabilities, which she leads. She calls Ehrlich "a leader and a visionary" on state funding of stem cell research -- a characterization Democrats are certain to dispute. More...