{"id":3625,"date":"2008-08-26T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/dccc-unveils-tv-ad-attacking-white\/"},"modified":"2008-08-26T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-26T21:44:00","slug":"dccc-unveils-tv-ad-attacking-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/dccc-unveils-tv-ad-attacking-white\/","title":{"rendered":"DCCC unveils TV ad attacking White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee<\/a> has begun airing a TV ad attacking Republican 1st Congressional District candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenwhiteforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Darren White<\/a> as a lackey for the Bush Administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Here\u2019s the 30-second spot, which is currently airing on cable television:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><object height=\"340\" width=\"420\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4ne3LfJw6i4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4ne3LfJw6i4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"340\" width=\"420\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cWhat politician was rewarded by President Bush with a $150,000 campaign fundraiser?\u201d the ad\u2019s narrator asks. \u201cDarren White. A \u2018thank you\u2019 for White\u2019s loyalty to the Bush campaign and his support for the failed Bush economy and tax breaks for billionaires, while middle class families struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The ad then cites a newspaper article in which White\u2019s Democratic opponent, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinheinrich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Heinrich<\/a>, was called \u201ca pragmatic consensus builder\u201d and someone who would be \u201ca welcome talent in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The primary theme of White\u2019s campaign is that he would be an independent voice in <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In addition to the current cable buy, the DCCC has reserved at least $1.3 million in TV advertising for the 1st District race in September and October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Update, 8:55 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">White campaign spokesman Steven Schatz released this statement:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cThis is the same old misleading partisan politics that <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> voters are sick and tired of. Attacks and smears do not solve <st1:country-region st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">America<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s tough issues,\u201d he said. \u201cThis election is a stark choice between the proven independent leadership of Sheriff Darren White and the extreme views of former lobbyist and professional politician Martin Heinrich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cDarren White will work to shake up <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> so Congress finally addresses the real concerns and issues of New Mexicans &#8212; including rising energy and food costs, kick-starting our economy, reforming health care and standing strong in the war on terror,\u201d he said. \u201cDarren White has dedicated his life to public service for over 25 years and we are confident that the voters of the 1st Congressional District of New Mexico will reject Martin Heinrich\u2019s baseless political attacks orchestrated by his cronies in D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has begun airing a TV ad attacking Republican 1st Congressional District candidate Darren White as a lackey for the Bush Administration. Here\u2019s the 30-second spot, which is currently airing on cable television: \u201cWhat politician was rewarded by President Bush with a $150,000 campaign fundraiser?\u201d the ad\u2019s narrator asks. \u201cDarren White. 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