Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Video Overload

Chris Carney will be receiving some TV competition as Chris Hackett introduced his first two ads of the general election cycle. Both Carney and Hackett unveiled two new spots which will be up and running soon.

While Carney has an $880,000 cash advantage, the NRCC helped Hackett purchase time for the spot which marked their first congressional ad involvement in Pennsylvania.


All the ads essentially cover the same territory: oil prices, energy solutions, ending corporate handouts, etc. Hackett's "Plan" ad is slightly different and seeks to emphasize his Declaration of Principles that he published earlier in the year.

For your viewing pleasure (in alphabetical order):

Chris Carney -- "Made In America"



Chris Carney -- "Oil Shock"



Chris Hackett -- "New Direction"



Chris Hackett -- "Plan"



In addition to Hackett's ads, the campaign also put out a press release calling into question the accuracy of Carney's ads by claiming two Carneys exist: a "Campaign Carney" and a "Washington Carney".

The Carney campaign tried to throw the hypocrite label at Hackett as campaign spokesman Vince Rongione said, "Our opponent always says one thing and does another. Displaying an almost pathological inability to tell the truth. He runs against Washington insiders and then has them fund his TV advertising."

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