About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Melissa Hart
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Barack Obama, Jason Altmire
» Year: 2008
» State: Pennsylvania
» Race: Presidential
» Party: Republican
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: Web

Ad Content

» Cues: Candidate Present, Church, Distorted Picture, Family, Farm Setting, Flag, Old Video Footage, On-screen Writing
» Tone: Negative
» Characters: Construction workers, Jason Altmire, Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Edward Kennedy
» Narrator: Male
» Language: English

Analysis

By The Trail: In a sign of the fall campaign the GOP hopes to run against Democrats, a Republican candidate today unveiled a web advertisement linking a House freshman to Sen. Barack Obama's comment that many small town Americans "cling" to gun rights and religion. Republican Melissa Hart, who lost her House seat in 2006 and is running in a rematch in November, published an ad hitting opponent Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) for his refusal to condemn the Democratic presidential front-runner for his April 6 comment at a San Francisco fundraiser. The ad, which questions Altmire's neutrality and includes a picture of Altmire at an Obama rally, was quickly distributed to political reporters by the National Republican Congressional Committee, the fundraising and strategy arm of the House Republicans. More...