Jewish Advocacy Groups Trade Barbs Over Obama

Democratic and Republican Jewish advocacy groups are flooding Jewish newspapers around the country with dueling ads on Barack Obama's support for Israel. The National Jewish Democratic Council began running a full-page ad [PDF] Friday that touts Obama’s support for the...

MoveOn Criticizes McCain Camp's Lobbying Ties

According to a new attack ad out today from MoveOn.org, the John McCain campaign has several advisers with "friends" in the wrong places: oil companies. The first ad (subscription) of the progressive group's $7 million fall campaign highlights the staple...

Fellow POW Casts Doubt On McCain

On the heels of John McCain's nomination speech at the Republican National Convention -- where he praised his country and cited his prisoner-of-war and military experience as key elements of his biography as a candidate -- came a hard-hitting ad...

Planned Parenthood Slams McCain's 'Education'

Planned Parenthood unveiled an ad today in response to John McCain's "Education," released Tuesday, which claims that Barack Obama supports "comprehensive sex education" for kindergartners. "Sexual Abuse" (subscription) is running in the same markets -- Pittsburgh and Denver -- where...

The Week In Political Ads

All ad summaries are viewable without a subscription. For the next two weeks, during the Democratic and Republican national conventions, everything published on NationalJournal.com is free. Colorado Senate (tip sheet) • In "Choked," Mark Udall (D) says solving the energy...

Meet 'Skip' Udall & 'Big-Oil' Bob

As Democrats prepare to descend on Denver, third-party groups from both the left and right have their eyes on the Colorado Senate race, where Rep. Mark Udall (D) leads former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) by a slim 6 percentage points...

And The Winner Is...

MoveOn.org, which has endorsed Barack Obama, announced the winner of its "Obama In 30 Seconds" ad contest on Monday. The liberal group will spend $200,000 airing the winning ad, "Obamacan" (subscription), on national cable stations and on network TV in...

Coin Flip For A Swing State

Regardless of which Republican candidate wins the party nomination in the New Mexico Senate primary race, the environment will be in danger, asserts a new ad from advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund. "Two Bad For New Mexico" (subscription)...

Teachers Vouch For Clinton In Pennsylvania

Going into the Pennsylvania primary with a sizable lead but depleted coffers, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign decided early on to forgo the strategy of expensive statewide ad buys it had used in previous contests in favor of niche advertising and...