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08-25-2008, 11:14 AM
Jonathan Martin Mon Aug 25, 7:50 AM ET
DENVER—Ramping up their effort to drive a wedge between Hillary Clinton’s supporters and Barack Obama, the McCain campaign is to broadcast a new ad starting Monday featuring the Wisconsin Democrat who lost her slot as a convention delegate after saying she’d cast her ballot for McCain instead of Obama here.
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The commercial, which will air in this market as the Democratic convention gets underway, is aimed squarely at the hearts of Clinton loyalists and at the notebooks of the thousands of reporters who are sniffing for the scent of discord between the two primary rivals.
“I'm a proud Hillary Clinton Democrat,” says Debra Bartoshevich, a Racine-area nurse, as she looks into the camera. “She had the experience and judgment to be President. Now, in a first for me, I'm supporting a Republican, John McCain.”
Bartoshevich has become something of a minor celebrity in the political world, especially among die-hard Clinton fans. After making her intentions public in June, she was removed as a delegate at the Wisconsin state Democratic convention. McCain paid the lifelong Democrat a visit last month, offering her a ride on the Straight Talk Express during a campaign swing through the state.
In addition to being featured on TV, Bartoshevich has also come out to Denver. Along with other independents and Democrats supporting McCain—including former Rep. Tim Penny (D-MN) and Silver Salazar, the brother of Colorado Rep. John Salazar (D) and Sen. Ken Salazar (D)—she’ll hold a press conference Monday morning to tout their support for the GOP nominee.
Additionally, McCain’s campaign said that Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO who has become among the GOP’s most visible women surrogates, will be in town to meet privately with some Democrats who backed Clinton in the primary and may not yet be fully committed to Obama.
“The Obama campaign is doing their best to paper over the deep divisions in their party among the many Hillary Clinton supporters who do not want Barack Obama to be president,” said McCain senior adviser Matt McDonald. “We want these voters to know that they still have the choice to vote for a president who is ready in this election and John McCain would welcome their support.
“There are a significant number [of Democrats] that want Hillary Clinton,” RNC Chairman Mike Duncan told reporters today during an open house of the temporary war room the GOP has opened up to counter-program the Democrats this week. “Typically when parties are split, the other one wins.”
A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released last week made plain why Republicans are trying to play up divisions. According to the survey, 21 percent of Clinton supporters are supporting McCain and that another 27 percent are still holding out.
Which explains the last line in Bartoshevich’s ad
“A lot of Democrats will vote McCain,” she said. “It's okay, really!”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080825/pl_politico/12791_1
DENVER—Ramping up their effort to drive a wedge between Hillary Clinton’s supporters and Barack Obama, the McCain campaign is to broadcast a new ad starting Monday featuring the Wisconsin Democrat who lost her slot as a convention delegate after saying she’d cast her ballot for McCain instead of Obama here.
ADVERTISEMENT
The commercial, which will air in this market as the Democratic convention gets underway, is aimed squarely at the hearts of Clinton loyalists and at the notebooks of the thousands of reporters who are sniffing for the scent of discord between the two primary rivals.
“I'm a proud Hillary Clinton Democrat,” says Debra Bartoshevich, a Racine-area nurse, as she looks into the camera. “She had the experience and judgment to be President. Now, in a first for me, I'm supporting a Republican, John McCain.”
Bartoshevich has become something of a minor celebrity in the political world, especially among die-hard Clinton fans. After making her intentions public in June, she was removed as a delegate at the Wisconsin state Democratic convention. McCain paid the lifelong Democrat a visit last month, offering her a ride on the Straight Talk Express during a campaign swing through the state.
In addition to being featured on TV, Bartoshevich has also come out to Denver. Along with other independents and Democrats supporting McCain—including former Rep. Tim Penny (D-MN) and Silver Salazar, the brother of Colorado Rep. John Salazar (D) and Sen. Ken Salazar (D)—she’ll hold a press conference Monday morning to tout their support for the GOP nominee.
Additionally, McCain’s campaign said that Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO who has become among the GOP’s most visible women surrogates, will be in town to meet privately with some Democrats who backed Clinton in the primary and may not yet be fully committed to Obama.
“The Obama campaign is doing their best to paper over the deep divisions in their party among the many Hillary Clinton supporters who do not want Barack Obama to be president,” said McCain senior adviser Matt McDonald. “We want these voters to know that they still have the choice to vote for a president who is ready in this election and John McCain would welcome their support.
“There are a significant number [of Democrats] that want Hillary Clinton,” RNC Chairman Mike Duncan told reporters today during an open house of the temporary war room the GOP has opened up to counter-program the Democrats this week. “Typically when parties are split, the other one wins.”
A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released last week made plain why Republicans are trying to play up divisions. According to the survey, 21 percent of Clinton supporters are supporting McCain and that another 27 percent are still holding out.
Which explains the last line in Bartoshevich’s ad
“A lot of Democrats will vote McCain,” she said. “It's okay, really!”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080825/pl_politico/12791_1