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Progress for America Voter Fund Launches Fourth National Social Security Ad: Stopwatch The $1 million national TV buy is part of a $4.85 million March media and grassroots campaign. 3.22.05Laura Braden DlugaczProgress for AmericaWASHINGTON - Progress for America Voter Fund launched a powerful new ad challenging Democrats to present plans to reform and save Social Security. The ad is entitled "Stopwatch" and began running today in a national cable television buy costing $1 million. This 30 second ad will run for approximately 1 ½ weeks on national cable channels, complimented by a grassroots program designed to educate lawmakers and the...

Rhetoric  TRACY:  “I think George Bush is ignoring the health care needs in this country.” CHYRON: Since George Bush took office … Over 96,000 people lost their health insurance in Wisconsin; Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Tracy Suprise, Wisconsin Registered Nurse BRUCE: “I don’t think George Bush has done anything for health care, not that I can see.” CHYRON: Since George Bush took office … Health insurance premiums increased 41% in Wisconsin; Source: Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and Kaiser Family Foundation; Bruce Moore, Dane County Home Care Aide TRACY:  “George Bush has sided with the pharmaceutical industry on every issue with respect to...

Club for Growth Launches National Ad Campaign at Democratic National Convention in BostonWashington, D.C.— The Club for Growth, one of the nation’s leading free-market political advocacy organizations, today unveiled a new $1 million television ad campaign at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The ad shows a spinning weather vane to represent Kerry’s many flip-flops on issues from the death penalty for terrorists to welfare reform to tax cuts. “John Kerry has never taken a position without checking the weather vane,” said Club for Growth president Stephen Moore. “He checks which way the wind is blowing and rides the breeze....