Third-Party Groups Unleash Barrage of New Ads

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http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/16/third-party-groups-unleash-salvo-of-new-ads/


MoveOn.org criticizes John McCain in its latest ad, shown here, for opposing a troop withdrawal timetable in Iraq. (YouTube/MoveOn.org)


Independent groups are unleashing a barrage of new ads as the presidential campaign enters the summer season after a period of relative silence in the general election.

The latest round of ads takes the candidates to task for their positions on issues ranging from the Iraq war to birth control.

The organizations’ representatives say they are still in the early stages of testing the impact of the ad buys — but they are prepared to spend millions and are carefully targeting battleground states, hoping to make a dent in public opinion that lasts through Election Day.

Planned Parenthood, which has endorsed Barack Obama, launched its first TV ad of the general election Wednesday in six potential swing states.

The ad mocked John McCain for the trouble he had last week answering a question about whether he thinks it’s unfair that health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control.

The ad shows McCain saying, after a long pause, that he doesn’t know enough to give an “informed” response.

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