https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LERYBwsaesY With 15 months to go until the 2012 presidential elections the Republican National Committee launched a television ad campaign in Virginia today "in order to ensure Barack Obama is a one-term president."
RNC political director Rick Wiley said in a conference call the ad will run for one month in Virginia and five other states, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina and Florida, that are seen as crucial for the still-undetermined Republican presidential nominee to win in order to win the White House.
The ad campaign, called "Change Direction," highlights what the RNC sees as Obama's "failed economic policy," Wiley said.
The RNC believes the president is vulnerable in Virginia where Obama's approval rating has dropped from 51 percent to 47 percent since May, Wiley said.
The ad shows a young girl flipping through news programs on TV on Jan. 20 2017 - Obama's last year in office after serving two terms. The focus of the news is the country's bleak economic situation due to Obama's eight years at the helm. The jobless rate is through the roof, images of homeless citizens abound and China may be on the verge of owning the US.
If you don't want to wait to see the ad play during one of your favorite TV programs you can view it here.
The TV ad campaign is part of a "larger package to defeat Obama," and includes use of social media websites like Facebook and a text messaging campaign known as the "GOP Mobile Army," Wiley said.
"Our goal is to lead Obama back to surfing in Hawaii," Wiley said.
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