John Edwards goes up today with two new ads, one each in South Carolina and Iowa. (Whither your NH love, JRE?) But the bigger question — Why the regression to the mill worker bio-esque ad? Don’t SC voters know by now that Edwards was born there? Not a good sign that the Edwards camp feels they have to drive home both points to South Carolina voters …
Then again maybe, as one Hotliner said, bashing the ‘Son of a Mill Worker’ theme is as tired as the line itself …
“BORN” … to air in SC
My dad worked in the mills.
When I was born, he had to borrow fifty dollars to bring me home here.
When the mills closed, I saw first hand how devastating bad government and corporate greed can be.
I’m running for president to do what I’ve always done - fight for people like the ones I grew up with against the powerful forces that have corrupted Washington.
Don’t tell me it can’t be done.
I’m John Edwards. And I approve this message because growing up here, you never stop fighting. And you never forget where you came from.
Hotline On Call 11/26/07
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/11/the_son_of_a_mi_1.html#comments
