The Page

Politics up to the Minute

Article Tools

30-second direct-to-camera spot in battleground states focuses on national security, recounts his time as a POW.

"Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war...I know how terrible its costs are. I'm running for President to keep the country I love safe."

Watch it above. Read script here.

Exact amount of ad buy and how long the ad will run unknown.

And/But: WashPost finds the ad will run in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

NY Times reports that the campaign spent $3 million or more on the spot.

Sign up for the daily email from The Page and get the very latest political news delivered directly to your inbox.

  • Email Format:

The Political Schedule

*all times Eastern

Wednesday, November 25

    • Afternoon
    • First Family participates in a service event in the Washington, D.C. area

The Page on the Go

Read THE PAGE on your Mobile Device

Bookmark thepage.time.com on your mobile device for an easy to read version of Mark Halperin's The Page.

The Page Archive

June 2008
Choose a day to view headlines.

< Previous Month
> Next Month

S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          
Watch videos at Vodpod and other videos from this collection.