Edwards airs his first ads on TV
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(Updated 1:02 p.m.) DES MOINES — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards released his 2008 campaign’s first TV ad in the state today. It features Iowans calling on Congress to stand up to President Bush’s veto of the Iraq war funding bill that sets deadlines for a troop withdrawal.
The ad is running on cable and broadcast television beginning today.
“The American people have given Congress a mission to end the war — but that mission hasn’t been accomplished yet,” Edwards said in a statement announcing the ad.
The former U.S. Senator from North Carolina said Congress has a responsibility to stand firm against Bush on the war.
“This is a time for political courage, not political calculation. Congress needs to hear the message of Iowans and use its power to bring this war to an end,” Edwards said.
He is encouraging other Iowans to submit their own video messages through YouTube and will release an expanded version of the Iowa ad online.
Campaign spokesman Dan Leistikow declined to say how much money they spent on the Iowa ads.
The ad can be viewed at http://johnedwards.com/wethepeople-iowa
Charlotte Eby can be contacted at (515) 243-0138 or chareby@aol.com.
Follow this story in Wednesday’s Quad-City Times and at www.qctimes.com.
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