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John
Edwards for President
"Strength of America"
Produced by Penczner Media of Washington, DC. |
[Music]John
Edwards: Will we make America the country of the 21st Century?
That depends on all of us.
It’s not that we don’t know what needs to be done. To lift families out of poverty. To strengthen the middle class in this country. We know what needs to be done. The strength in America is not just in the Oval office. The strength in America is in this room, right now. It’s the American people. And it’s time for the President of the United States to ask Americans to be patriotic about something other than war. Voiceover: I’m John Edwards and I approve this message. |
| Notes: This is an introductory ad which
presents an inspirational call to action. "Strength of America" opens
with a brief aerial clip of small town America, there are shots of Edwards
speaking and of a large crowd, and Elizabeth Edwards appears a couple of
times. On the audio track, Edwards' words are bolstered by trumpet
flourishes and applause and crowd noise. Text on the screen reads
"a time for change," "a time to care," "a time to act," and "America your
time is now."
In a conference call, campaign officials Jonathan Prince and Joe Trippi noted that the campaign had originally planned to go on air in New Hampshire after July 4. However, they said with the close of the 2nd Quarter fundraising period fast approaching the campaign was "running ahead of our budget plan," so they decided to go up early. According to the press release, the ad: "...highlights Edwards’ belief that the strength of our country lies in the American people and that by taking action we can strengthen the middle class, lift families out of poverty and transform America. The ad also highlights the campaign’s intensified commitment to engage New Hampshire voters. The campaign made the decision to go up on the air in New Hampshire after determining that it was on track to raise the $40 million needed to implement the campaign plan." |