The DNC is starting to focus their political advertising efforts (while claiming, of course, that they are not fully doing so… I’d want Gingrich to have more time in the spotlight, too) by releasing this Mitt v Mitt negative commercial / ad / video and website called:
MittvMitt: The story of two men trapped in one body
The dramatic movie trailer 30-second version begins, From the creators of I’m running for office for Pete’s sake… but here’s the full version that offers a little more:
There’s not a lot of money behind it to air, but along with Herman Cain’s *new* 9-9-9 explanation video that’s supposed to come out soon… that will also have no political money behind it for traditional broadcast time to reach the Republican base – but we all know that you don’t need to have money behind a video or commercial to get a lot of reach online: Chickens and awkward smiles are all you really need, apparently, to run for President of the United States these days.
The DNC released the below statement about the new Mitt Romney vs Mitt Romney ad and website:
As Mitt Romney continues to say or do anything to become President -including deceive Americans – the Democratic National Committee today is taking its effort to hold Romney accountable for his words to an all new level with a new television ad running in six markets: Albuquerque, NM; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and, Milwaukee, WI on a mix of broadcast and cable.
The TV ad is a trailer for a longer video treatment available on the DNC’S new website, MittvMitt.com – an effort to highlight Mitt Romney’s fight against himself on a range of issues from the economy and immigration to a woman’s right to choose and workers’ rights.
To further amplify the effort, the DNC, along with state Democratic parties and elected officials across the country will hold events to watch the video and put Mitt Romney’s fight against himself on full display for voters in key states. We are holding press events everywhere the ad is running and in several other key states: NM, NC, OH, PA, VA, WI, IA, NH, FL, and MA.
Take from it what you will. Good luck with the internal debate Mitt Romney, I know it’s gotta be difficult to win this primary given the environment of Republicanland, so I can at least understand why the flip flopping over and over again would be something you’d almost have to do in order to win the Republican base while trying not to completely alienate the rest of the country in a general election.
As always: to be continued…
