Presidential Campaign

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will begin airing this presidential campaign ad in New Hampshire Thursday night, showcasing his pivotal role in unraveling a corrupt tanker procurement deal between Boeing and the Pentagon in 2003.

Two Boeing officials went to jail and Air Force Secretary James Roche resigned as a result of the scandal.

The ad shows McCain's involvement as evidence that the senator will fight corruption and wasteful government spending if elected president.

I think that Democratic debate served as a turning point in this campaign. There is a dead heat in Iowa and if Senator Clinton does not win in Iowa, there will be a reassessment of the race.

It was not a good night for Clinton. Not taking a clear position on the important issue of Social Security hurt her. When she was asked the question on whether or not illegal immigrants should be given drivers licenses, she was not for or against it. I think that voters will look at that.

Democratic voters want to hear policy agenda. What Clinton did last night by not having a clear position, may rub voters the wrong way.

The reality is, the nomination race is not over yet.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) launched this ad in Iowa and New Hampshire promoting her record on Social Security shortly after Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) launched his own Social Security ad Monday.

While Obama's focuses on the need for bipartisan discussion on Social Security reform, Clinton's attempts to show voters she has been with them on Social Security for many years. Both ads show the candidates talking to seniors.

See Clinton's ad below.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) began airing this presidential campaign ad in Iowa today. In it, Obama talks to a group of seniors about Social Security, saying the country needs an honest discussion to fix spending and revenue problems as the baby boomer generation retires.

Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) will begin airing his first two TV ads of the '08 presidential race Monday in New Hampshire.

The first ad features citizens talking about Paul and includes a comparison of New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die," to Paul's defense of civil liberties.




In the second ad, Paul says he is the only candidate pledging to both bring U.S. troops home from Iraq immediately and cut government spending.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) began airing his second TV ad to focus on the proposed Woodstock museum Friday in New Hampshire.

Earlier this week McCain began airing an ad in which he criticizes Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) support for a federally funded Woodstock museum in upstate New York.

The second ad leads with a narrator calling Woodstock "a cultural event that defined a generation" before discussing the museum's cost, whereas the first ad featured McCain calling the concert a "pharmaceutical event" in the Oct. 21 GOP debate.

Sen. Chris Dodd's (D-Conn.) latest TV ad, which will begin airing in Iowa Wednesday, features barbers asking how Dodd got his white hair.

As the ad ends Dodd walks into the barbershop, greets the barbers and asks, "How much are these haircuts?"

Fellow Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards drew criticism earlier in the year for reportedly paying $400 for a haircut. Edwards was parodied in an ad by Republican presidential candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.).

Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) latest TV ad highlights his criticism of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and the proposed Woodstock concert museum in the Oct. 21 GOP presidential debate.

McCain says of Woodstock: "I wasn't there -- I'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. I was tied up at the time."

The ad uses footage of the debate, Woodstock fans, and McCain in a POW camp; it also includes a clip of The Doors' "Light My Fire."

Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute talks about the crossover appeal, and lack thereof, in the GOP field of '08 candidates.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) will begin airing a new presidential campaign ad in South Carolina Thursday. In it, Romney promises to cut spending and "audit Washington top to bottom."

Romney says his business experience has taught him how to manage budgets. "In business, you only spend what you have; in Washington, government always spends more," Romney says.