Labor unions running TV ads for Obama
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- February
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Two of the labor unions that endorsed Barack Obama last week are putting money behind their candidate with political advertising on local TV throughout Ohio beginning today.
Both TV ads provide a soft sell on Obama’s ability to address the issue health care coverage.
Neither ad addresses Hillary Rodham Clinton’s contention that she is he only candidate advocating universal health care.
The 30-second ad by the Service Employees International Union uses a woman, described as a buyer-merchandiser, saying Obama’s plan would provide the same health care as members of Congress. A man listed as a Gulf War veteran says Obama would stand up to the pharmaceutical and insurance companies to make health care affordable.
The Ohio ad is running in most major markets in this critical primary states, according to Stephanie Mueller, a spokeswoman for the service employees union who declined to discuss how much is being spent. The union also has two other TV ads â€â€Å“ one in Spanish â€â€Å“ airing in Texas.
The other Ohio ad, from the Union and United Food and Commercial Workers, features a series of workers asking the question, “Can we?’’ It closes with a short spot of Obama offering his slogan, “Yes we can.’’
Here’s the SEIU TV ad:
Here’s the UFCW TV ad:
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