Posted on 12/20/2006 3:25:36 AM PST by hos11
Hunter airs first GOP ads of 2008 presidential race
TV spots say China is stealing U.S. jobs By Finlay Lewis COPLEY NEWS SERVICE December 20, 2006
WASHINGTON Rep. Duncan Hunter appears to have scooped other presidential hopefuls in both parties by becoming the first potential candidate to air television commercials aimed at smoothing a path to the White House.
Hunter, an Alpine Republican, started airing two 30-second ads over the weekend in South Carolina, North Carolina and South Dakota. Both ads focus on Hunter's assertion that China is stealing U.S. jobs and threatening its security by cheating at trade. The ads will air for two weeks.
Joel Rivlin, deputy director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project, said Hunter's commercials appear to be the first of the 2008 presidential campaign with the possible exception of ads aired recently in New Hampshire urging that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama be drafted as the Democratic nominee. The commercials were prepared and financed independently of Obama.
The Wisconsin project studies how candidates, political parties and special interest groups communicate with voters.
Hunter's congressional and political aides weren't available yesterday to say how much the ads cost to produce and broadcast. The costs are being picked up by Hunter's leadership political action committee Peace Through Strength which offers links to the ads on its Web site.
Hunter, who will lose his position as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee when Democrats take over Congress next month, established the PAC as a vehicle for promoting his views on national security and for supporting GOP candidates with a similar philosophy.
The committee can air the ads because they focus on issues, such as trade and national defense, and do not overtly seek support for Hunter as a candidate.
Hunter, who has said he is likely to become a formal candidate, has yet to establish an exploratory committee that would allow him to raise money to assess his chances against other possible candidates.
After avowing an interest in seeking the presidency, Hunter made his first foray to a key battleground more than two weeks ago when he spent two days in South Carolina. A politically crucial state, it will hold the nation's second presidential primary after the traditional first-in-the-nation primary balloting in New Hampshire. During the trip, he discussed issues relating to national defense, trade and border security and did not overtly solicit votes.
He also paid a visit Saturday to Iowa, which will cast the first presidential votes of the campaign when its two state parties hold caucuses to begin the process of choosing national convention delegates.
Hunter's decision to air the ads in South Dakota's Rapid City media market puzzled political experts, including GOP officials in that state. They pointed out that South Dakota's sparse population and early June primary date guarantee it will likely have no effect on the choice of the presidential nominees of either party.
Hunter is a great candidate. I can't imagine any good reason to vote for a Hagel, Giuliani or McCain type in the primary with this guy.
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This thread will help explain a lot.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755850/posts
Alright, he's in the arena! Great news. I was thinking about donating some money to his committee but I think I'm going to wait until he gets his official campaign site so it can go all towards campaigning for him.
I have yet to see if he can. Hopefully someone will come along to answer this better than I can.
Oh yes. He's the one who questioned the media's coverage of Guantanamo by bringing a plate of the food in which the prisoners are served to a news conference. He questioned the media's coverage of Abu Ghraib and calling it 'torture'. He then called for CNN to be taken out as embeds with our troops in Iraq for their airing of the video of a terrorist sniper killing one of our troops. He then went on to ask Wolf Blitzer if CNN wants the USA to win in Iraq and told them they are no longer Ernie Pyle's on our side but working for the enemy. He's amazing.
"Ok,can he articulate his positions clearly with passion"?
...read the thread on #9. At least from what is written he sounds very articulate. I don't believe I've ever heard him talk. As long as he doesn't sound like Jerry Kilgore.
The guy you see in his commercials is genuine:
http://www.peacethroughstrengthpac.com/
CSPAN ran his SC speech the other night I havent seen it yet. May be on their website.
From what I have heard...absolutely!
And also can he LEAD? Does he have EXECUTIVE experience? Inquiring minds want to know.
I thought there was an Alpine County, CA near Lake Tahoe but Hunter represents the San Diego area. I don't know of any town near San Diego (or neighborhood of San Diego) called Alpine. I've been there only once but I have an interest in geography.
Maybe he was born in Alpine, CA?
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