Note: Cross-posted to MyDD's AdWatch and Eye on Williamson
Mary Beth Harrell's momentum is building in what has been described in every Congressional forecast as a "strong Republican" district. Mary Beth Harrell has recently received funds from DCCC and attention from foreign media because she is the only candidate for Congress with a son actively serving in Iraq.
Now she is going on the air with this ad. Please watch and comment.
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This ad, in thirty seconds, introduces the candidate, and hits hard on the Iraq war. She rips the cluelessness of her opponent, Republican incumbent John Carter, with his tone-deaf "HUGE SUCCESS!" quote. Then she uses a finesse attack that is both hard-hitting and appealing to women:
I'm a soldiers Mom.... Congressmen only give their votes to the war. Mothers give their daughters and sons.