WASHINGTON - Ah the Internet world, a place where things move very quickly — maybe too quickly in the political world.
Before Republican presidential hopeful John McCain announced he would attend the presidential
debate on Friday night in Mississippi, apparently an Internet advertisement slipped out onto the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page with it declaring he won the contest.
Here’s a screenshot of the Web advertisement as posted by the Washington Post in which it claims “McCain Wins Debate,” with him in the foreground and an American flag in the background.
McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the ad posting was a mistake by the Wall Street Journal. Oops.
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Change you can trust, a slogan that could turn around McCain’s campaign?
Change you can trust contrasts beautifully with change you can believe in.
Everyone wants change, only with a team that we can trust to implement it.
If you’re in a tough spot, you want someone to come to help you that you can trust, not someone you believe may want to help you.
John McCain, polls show, is rated as highly qualified and highly trusted. This slogan, change you can trust, reinforces this message.
It can even be added on to John McCain’s current slogan. Country first, change you can trust. Or perhaps Change you can trust that puts Country first. Or how about Change you can trust that puts America first
It implies without directly saying it that the other side is perhaps a little less trustworthy.
It also reinforces the message that in a time we are facing battle with Al Qaeda worldwide and two conventional wars, John McCain is a commander in chief you can trust to lead us to victory.
There are 30 days left before Election Day. Sarah Palin’s debate performance was good, but it’s really up to John McCain to win.
CHANGE You Can TRUST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put COUNTRY FIRST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put AMERICA FIRST
CHANGE - TRUST
COUNTRY FIRST
John, are you listening???
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogsp ot.com/2008/10/change-you-can-trust-slog an-that-could.html
- Posted by CharlesBoth camps pre-produced an ad., just like at the super bowl do you think they have a machine in the back that produces the hats and stuff as soon as the game is over. The stuff is done ahead and who ever won, it gets passed out. Same here. It being printed prematurely was not a mistake I am sure- the WSJ is in Oboma’s pocket.
- Posted by susanThe fact is that he did win. You all are whining about some stupid ad because you are sore loosers.
- Posted by julieMcCain won that debate - for sure!
- Posted by Pat“McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the ad posting was a mistake by the Wall Street”
I personally am for neither Mccain nor Obama, but if you die hard Obama supporters would l2 read, Mccain’s spokesman states it was a mistake.
- Posted by JosephMcCain-Obama debate… McCain talked about his experience in the Senate with spending, yet does not know the different BASIC contract types in use by the US Government. “Fixed Cost” contracts do not exist. That …statement… by McCain is illustrative of what he doesn’t know. And I’m not an Obama fan.
- Posted by DanoHeh. MSNBC did it too.
- Posted by Joshua Khttp://tinyurl.com/5yjwwg
[...] our full reactions to the debate afterward, and we haven’t made up our minds as to just who won — yet. Our radio friends Maegan Carberry and Lizzy Blackney are twittering during the debate, and [...]
- Posted by Presidential Debate: McCain v. Obama « media lizzy & friendsAmanda and NonAffiliated, please re-read the article. It clearly states that McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the ad posting was a mistake by the Wall Street Journal. Ergo, it is NOT a fake.
- Posted by TheresaUh, it’s not fake. The McCain campaign admitted the mistake, blamed it on the WSJ.
- Posted by jj