http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20040828_1208.html . . .
In New York City, the DNC is spending a small amount, about $25,000, to run four 15-second spots needling Bush's May 2003 claim of "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. Arguing that "Mission Is Not Accomplished," one ad intones, "They say America has turned the corner, but middle-class families are feeling squeezed" on taxes and health care.
The DNC's independent expenditure office also has committed about $8 million to flood TV and radio airwaves in 21 battleground states and nationally on cable networks with an ad arguing that Bush's viewpoints on the economy conflict with reality.
Although it can't legally coordinate with John Kerry's campaign, the party is filling in for the Democratic candidate. He is running only a paltry level of ads in three states and is off the air everywhere else to save money for the fall election homestretch.
At the same time, MoveOn.org's political action committee will broadcast commercials by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, creator of "The Fog of War." The ads feature testimonials from people who voted for Bush in 2000 but who plan to vote for Kerry this year. They will run in nine competitive states and nationally on Fox News Channel, costing about $1 million over the week, part of what the group says will be a $3 million effort.
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