This weekend, Braley for Congress launched a new TV ad responding to Ben Lange and his Washington allies' latest smear campaign on Medicare. Time.com and Politico have profiled our new spot, which can be watched here: http://youtu.be/76qh7Glz
Clinton for the D Defense
Time.com
September 8th, 2012
Congressman Bruce Braley, the Democrat running for re-election against Ben Lange in Iowa's first congressional district, is the first down ballot candidate to bring the Big Dog to his defense through a TV ad.The spot, slated to hit Hawkeye TV early this week, employs video from the Democrats' Charlotte convention, with 42 making the case.
Clinton Convention Speech on Medicare Shows up in Iowa Race
Politico
September 9th, 2012
Bill Clinton's full-throated pushback at the DNC of Mitt Romney's and Paul Ryan's line that President Obama "robbed" Medicare to fund Obamacare is the centerpiece of an ad in an Iowa congressional race.The spot from Rep. Bruce Braley, who supported Obamacare and has been under fire from opponent Ben Lange, uses the Clinton testimonial almost exclusively.As far as we know it's the first spot anywhere to feature the speech, which, along with Michelle Obama's, was considered a high point of Charlotte.