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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Glenn, Tubbs Jones featured in Clinton convention video
A video profile of Hillary Clinton that aired Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention prior to her speech featured two prominent Ohioans.
The video showed U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, who died Wednesday in Cleveland.
The video also showed former Ohio Sen. John Glenn. Both supported Clinton during Ohio’s primary. Clinton paid also paid tribute to Tubbs Jones during her speech.
Photo: Hillary Clinton campaigning during the Ohio March primary with U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn.
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Strickland uses prime time to bash McCain, Bush
DENVER - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland had 10 minutes of prime time at the Democratic National Convention and Strickland used it to bash Republicans John McCain and President Bush.
Strickland also said nice things about Democrat Barack Obama, McCain’s opponent for president.
“You know, it was once said that the first George Bush was … born on third base and thought he’d hit a triple,” Strickland said on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
“Well, with the 22 million new jobs and the budget surplus that Bill Clinton left behind, George W. Bush came into office on third base - and then he stole second. And John McCain cheered him every step of the way.”
He called McCain’s policies “stuck-in-the-past.”
“…while families are losing sleep trying to figure out some way to make their paycheck stretch through one more day, John McCain is sleeping better than ever,” Strickland said. “He’s sleeping better than ever because he thinks and I quote ‘Americas are better off’ thanks to President Bush.”
He cast McCain as out of touch with regular Americans.
“You know John McCain has no problem hitting the snooze button on the economy, because he’s never been a part of the middle class,” said Strickland.
“And I would say to him: Senator McCain, it’s time for your wake-up call. Because we just can’t afford more of the same.”
“It’s time for a change—and Barack Obama will bring the change we need,” said Strickland to cheers.
Strickland also led the crowd in a round of applause to honor the life and service of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Cleveland, who died on Aug. 20 of a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm.
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Kucinich gets Dems worked up
DENVER - Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich didn’t get far as a presidential candidate but the former Cleveland mayor still knows how to get a Democratic crowd fired up.
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, Kucinich had delegates to the Democratic National Convention clapping and stomping with some good old-fashioned Bush bashing.
“If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold. World records for violations of national and international laws,” Kucinich said.
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Eye on Ohio: “Debra” ad for McCain
The ad: “Debra,” 30 seconds.
Producer: McCain campaign.
Where to see it: Airing in key battleground states, including Ohio.
Script: (Debra Bartoshevich): “I’m a proud Hillary Clinton Democrat. She had the experience and judgment to be president. Now, in a first for me, I’m supporting a Republican, John McCain. I respect his maverick and independent streak, and now he’s the one with the experience and judgment. A lot of Democrats will vote McCain. It’s OK, really!”
(McCain): “I’m John McCain, and I approved this message.”
Video: Debra Bartoshevich initially holds a Hillary for President placard. There’s a photo of Sen. Clinton with a pained expression at the start of the ad. The words “FORMER HILLARY DELEGATE” pop up to identify Bartoshevich.
She makes good use of hand gestures, waving, putting her right hand to her chin, then to her heart and finally as a whispering gesture on her final line. Meanwhile, Hillary signs get replaced by a red-white-and-blue GOP elephant image and John McCain.com and leadership placards. The words “experience,” “judgment,” “independent” and “maverick” flash briefly behind Bartoshevich. Images of McCain wearing a Navy cap, signing paperwork while seated at a stately looking desk and then smiling also scroll past.
Analysis: This ad makes efficient use of positive words and images to underscore why a lifelong Democrat might switch from supporting Clinton to McCain.
Bartoshevich, of Waterford, Wis., backed Sen. Clinton in the primary, then publicly said she might consider backing McCain. When she did, the Wisconsin Democratic Party kicked her out as a delegate. In July, Bartoshevich met with McCain. She also hosted a house party for him during a recent “McCain Nation” national organizing night.
Jon Craig is a reporter with the Cincinnati Enquirer. E-mail: jcraig@enquirer.com.
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Eye on Ohio: “Passed Over” ad for McCain
The ad: “Passed Over,” 30 seconds.
Producer: McCain campaign.
Where to see it: Airing on national cable stations.
Script: Announcer: “She won millions of votes. But isn’t on his ticket. Why? For speaking the truth. On his plans.”
Hillary Clinton: “You never hear the specifics.”
Announcer: “On the Rezko scandal.”
Clinton: “We still don’t have a lot of answers about Sen. Obama.”
Announcer: “On his attacks.”
Clinton: “Sen. Obama’s campaign has become increasingly negative.”
Announcer: “The truth hurt. And Obama didn’t like it.”
McCain: “I’m John McCain, and I approved this message.”
Video: A female voice asks a list of questions that are spliced together with film clips of Clinton on the campaign trail and at news conferences. Still pictures of Barack Obama, Clinton and Tony Rezko are interspersed.
Analysis: Within hours of Obama’s announcement that he had selected Sen. Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate, the McCain camp issued a TV ad commiserating with Clinton for being “passed over.”
McCain campaigners are not resting during a week that news should be dominated by the Democratic national political convention in Denver. It’s the first time that a female politician (Hillary Clinton) has been such a deciding force in national politics.
GOP organizers know that lots of Clinton supporters are not happy. So why not capture their attention with a clever TV ad pointing out that Clinton battled Obama?
And, they get to make some of the same points that they will be making for weeks to come: that Obama has not been specific in his rhetoric; that Obama entered into a land deal for his own home with a developer with a shady background; that Obama’s campaign has sharpened its focus, becoming more negative.
V. David Sartin is a reporter with The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. E-mail: dsartin@plaind.com.
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Gov. Strickland goes “prime time” at convention
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is getting a prime time speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention at Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Strickland will speak at 9:45 p.m., Ohio time - which is 7:45 p.m. in Denver. Earlier Strickland aides had said the governor would speak at 6:30 p.m., Ohio time - 4:30 p.m., Denver time. The new time slot is just before Sen. Hillary Clinton is to speak.
Doug Kelly, executive director of the Ohio Democratic Party, said the change reflects Ohio’s status as the “number one battleground state in the country.”
“Ted Strickland is going to deliver a strong economic message of how the Bush-McCain economic policies have hurt Ohio and make a call for change in leadership,” said a delighted Kelly, who learned of the change from a Dayton Daily News reporter.
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Gov. “Who?” excites Californians
DENVER - “What’s his name?”
That’s what Carol Garvey, an alternate in the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention, said after Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland spoke to the Golden State delegation on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Although she couldn’t identify him, Garvey liked what Strickland had to say.
“He’s fabulous. I loved him. I even made notes,” said Garvey, 55, a retiree from San Jose. California Democratic Chairman Art Torres introduced Strickland as “truly a man of the people.”
”..if you believe that America is on the wrong track and headed in the wrong direction….if you believe we can do better, that we can provide health care for our people….then Barack Obama is our candidate,” Strickland said to rousing applause during his speech.
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California Clinton delegate “gagged”
DENVER - While Hillary Clinton’s supporters in the Ohio delegation to the Democratic National Convention have been relatively quiet about their problems with the Barack Obama campaign, that’s not the case in the California delegation.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland spoke to the California delegation on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and in the audience Clinton delegate Gloria Allred had a maroon napkin stuffed in her mouth - a gag, Allred said. It was hard to hear her through the gag but she made her case.
Clinton delegates in California haven’t even been able to meet to discuss how to handle Wednesday’s roll call vote and other issues, Allred said.
“I was not elected to be a potted plant,” said Allred.
After he spoke, Strickland said he expected things to go smoother in Ohio where he said folks took a more “common sense” approach to things.
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Strickland speech time changed; no watch parties
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s Democratic convention speech has been moved back three hours and will not start until 9:45 p.m. EST.
The watch parties scheduled at local Barack Obama offices in Dayton and Springfield have been cancelled.
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McCain launches Clinton-like “3 A.M.” ad
Maybe Republican John McCain will pick Democrat Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
While Democrats gathered at their party’s national convention in Denver are trying to unite behind Barack Obama, McCain’s campaign has been fanning the flames of discontent among Clinton supporters.
His latest effort came on Tuesday, Aug. 26, with a new TV ad to be aired in key states - “3 A.M.” - which is patterned after a Clinton ad used against Obama in the primaries.
Here it is:
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All eyes on Hillary today
DENVER — Today is put up or shut up time for Hillary Clinton.
While it is popular to criticize political conventions as “news-free zones,” the truth is the Clintons have added an uncommon element of drama to the otherwise highly scripted festivities.
Sen. Clinton takes the lectern in prime time this evening; her husband has been allocated a slot on Wednesday. Both are expected to call for unity of the party after the divisive primary. How enthusiastic that call will be and how it will be received by Clinton’s supporters has been the subject of great conjecture in the blogosphere, in print and on the airways.
Clinton’s remarks come in the wake of recent polls that show about a third of her supporters do not plan to vote for Barack Obama, such is the lingering bitterness after the hard-fought primary campaign.
But in 2000, when John McCain lost his primary bid to George W. Bush, disaffected supporters said they, too, would sit out the election, but ultimately showed up for the GOP nominee. There’s lot of time between now and November.
Still, a lot is riding on the senator’s speech this evening. As the influential political columnist Charlie Cook noted in the National Journal today:
“Whether for her own sake or her husband’s or their party’s, Hillary Clinton would be well advised to not only strongly and enthusiastically back Obama, but also admonish her advisers and supporters not to undercut her on this all-important mission. This is her chance to prove she’s a leader.”
The Obama and Clinton camps have been wrangling all week over how to manage the formal nomination and voting process on the convention floor Wednesday. Clinton is expected to formally release her delegates who are legally bound to vote for her. Whether a formal roll call will be held is still undecided at this time.
This drama has given irresistible fodder to the Republicans who have set up camp down the road from the Pepsi Center for their counter-convention propaganda operation. (The Democrats will mount a similar stunt during the GOP convention next week in St. Paul.)
In an ad released Monday by the Republicans, a former Clinton delegate is seen endorsing John McCain.
In response, Clinton told supporters: “I’m Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message.”
Now the question is what will her message be, and how it be received by her loyalists, tonight.
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Poll: Obama, McCain deadlocked in Ohio
A new poll of likely voters in Ohio and two other key swing states emphasizes Democrat Barack Obama’s need to get a “bump” in approval from the Democratic National Convention now going on in Denver.
The Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll, released on Tuesday, Aug. 26, found likely voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida want a Democrat in the White House but haven’t decided that Obama is that candidate.
In Florida, likely voters prefer a Democrat by a 44 - 39 percent margin. Ohio voters want a Democrat 44 - 35 percent and Pennsylvania voters are prefer a Democrat 50 - 32 percent.
The results are different when Obama’s and Republican John McCain’s names are supplied.
Obama leads McCain 44-43 percent in Ohio, a virtual tie, and not much different from the 46-44 percent lead Obama had on July 31.
In Florida, McCain leads 47-43 percent in the new poll, not much different from the 46-44 percent lead he had on July 31.
Pennsylvania was the best state for Obama. He led 49-42 percent, the same lead he had on July 31.
The poll was taken from Aug. 17-24 so it did not measure much of the effect, if any, from Obama’s announcement on Aug. 23 that he had picked Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate.
For full poll results click here.
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