About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Moveon.org
» Other Candidates Mentioned: John McCain
» Year: 2008
» States: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
» Race: Presidential
» Party: Democratic
» Funded by: Independent Group
» Disseminations: TV

Ad Content

» Cues: Black and White, City, Color, Military/Soldier, Narrator, On-screen Writing, Outdoors, Overseas Travel, Photographs
» Issues: Leadership, Military, War (Iraq)
» Tone: Negative
» Types: Issue
» Characters: Candidate, Soldiers
» Narrator: Male
» Language: English

Analysis

By Channel '08: MoveOn.org has produced a new ad using recent comments by Iraq's prime minister to make its case that John McCain is wrong about the Iraq war. "Timeline" is a 30-second spot that picks up on Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's recent statements that he wants a withdrawal timetable for U.S. troops in his country. The ad also notes that "the American people are demanding a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq." More...