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» Candidate/Organization: Claire McCaskill
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Jim Talent
» Year: 2006
» State: Missouri
» Race: Senate, District N/A (About This Race)
» Party: Democratic
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: TV, Web

Ad Content

» Cues: Celebrities
» Issues: Stem Cell Research
» Tone: Positive
» Types: Endorsement, Issue, Personal
» Narrator: Male
» Language: English

Analysis

By Associated Press: The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career are making him a powerfully vulnerable campaign pitchman for five Democrats who support stem cell research. In the McCaskill ad, which has been viewed by more than 1 million people on YouTube.com, Fox tells voters, "What you do in Missouri matters to millions of Americans. Americans like me." More...