Clinton Campaign's Saturday Morning Conference Call
 MSNBC screen grab Wolfson and his lucky sweater |
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland are joining Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson on conference call right now, to unveil two new Clinton ads to air in Texas. I'm not sure if he's wearing his lucky sweater.
The campaign's been emphasizing Clinton's "strong closing", aka "very very powerful close" during the debate Thursday. It's using that closing statement in its first new ad, "Resolve". See it here.
"It was a great example of the quality and the inner core of Hillary Clinton," Van de Putte said.
The second commercial, "Deliver", features a Texas straight-talkin' type narrator. Watch it here.
"It really focuses on action rather than talk," Van de Putte said. "We appreciate the talk but Texans have always been exposed to talk... but who does the walk? Who goes beyond the bull to get to the cattle? Texans expect their leaders to fight for them, not just talk about it."
But reporters this morning didn't want to ask about the ads. Instead, Wolfson was asked to comment on a new Washington Post story about how the Clinton campaign's preparing for surrender.
"The storyline is nonsense. The mood is upbeat, Senator Clinton is working hard everyday. Momentum is a media storyline, but that is not an issue on which voters vote," Wolfson said.
Reporters also asked about whether the campaign has enough money to run these ads anywhere, but Wolfson maintains the ad buy is "expansive".
"These ads are up, and we are obviously hoping to have as strong as possible buys," said Wolfson.
Comments
That is a lucky sweater. If only Kirk Watson had been wearing that sweater on Hardball...
Posted by: Craven | February 23, 2008 12:49 PM