The pro-Obama group Americans United For Change is going nationwide with a new ad campaign, praising members of Congress who voted for the energy bill. The ad campaign brings a patriotic fervor to the pro-bill side, boasting of the “uniquely American” solution that will create energy jobs here instead of other countries.
Here’s the version running in the district of Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN):
The ad is a localized version of a spot they premiered last week for the D.C. media market — which is basically a testing ground for response from the media — with the names of individual Congressmen inserted in to be praised for voting in favor of the bill.
The list of Democratic House members for this ad campaign: John Boccieri (OH); Mary Jo Kilroy (OH); Steve Driehaus (OH); Mark Schauer (MI); Betsy Markey (CO); Baron Hill (IN); Ben Chandler (KY); Frank Kratovil (MD); Dan Maffei (NY); Mike Doyle (PA); Tom Perriello (VA); Rick Boucher(VA); Paul Hodes (NH), who is also running for the Senate; and Carol Shea-Porter (NH). There will also be a generic version in the Detroit media market, and on national cable for CNN and MSNBC. This list has some overlap with the NRCC’s new ad campaign against the bill.