AFL-CIO Targets McCain Ohio Deal In Mailer

On Friday David Plouffe, Barack Obama's campaign manager, pinpointed John McCain's involvement in a deal that could cost Ohio thousands of jobs as a critical moment in the campaign. Plouffe argued that the deal would cost McCain voters in the swing state. The AFL-CIO is trying to prove him right -- they sent a mailer to voters in Ohio that reads, "8,000 Ohio Jobs Lost? Don't Let McCain Get Away With It." On the back, it explains how McCain's campaign manager lobbied for DHL, a foreign firm that bought an American company and now has plans to close its hub in Wilmington, Ohio. The mailer also describes McCain as a "millionaire politician" who could have stopped the deal but didn't.

Here's the mailer:

Ben Smith reports that the mailer went to 100,000 "union swing voters."

Comments

[JJeff88]

I like it, but am wondering out loud about the effectiveness and credibility of mailing pieces (AFL-CIO notwithstanding).

Wouldn't a simply worded letter signed in blue by a locally trusted union official be more credible and carry more weight than a slick direct mail piece?

Just wondering.

[gapanther]

you've got about 3 seconds to get someone's interest when open the mail. Something like this works a lot better than a letter.

[naschkatze]

Uh uh. You need something very graphic and not too many words for our current dumbed down populace. They wouldn't read a nice tasteful little letter.

[walkthewalk]

Keep it coming until everyone realizes that the real McCain is not the real McCoy.

[Softnsweet]

I did not know that DHL was german owed. I always used that service. I will start using UPS again.

[bola47]

dhl is a subsidiary of deutsche bundespost (german post office).

[GHENT007]

Ohio, and michigan better snap out of it, this is just the tip of the iceberg, if john mccain get in the white house, he will do just as all the republicans have before him, do everything they can to destroy the middle class, destroy the unions that provide the core of middle class jobs in america, retain the tax cuts for the rich, meanwhile, were paying for the war, while they are counting billions in war profits. who does that help other that the military industrial entertainment complex, so if you want to see more jobs leave as a result of backdoor deals by the crooks and the george bush crime family if you think your having a hard time now go ahead and vote for Mccain.

[lorla]

Can we find a shady dea done in MI?
UAW endorsed O, but they are not actively doing much to persuade their older, race suspicious workers. We need some help.
BO-08

[SoCalNick]

You could PLUG mailboxes all over the country with mailers of how McCains gaffs have hurt us.

[truegreen]

Excellent strategic move the AFL-CIO and the Obama campaign. The color and typographical treatments give credence to message.

[scorpioleidy]

Love it! More ... more ... more

[MrChris]

Brilliant! More like this, please.

[uvymopkq]

"8,000 Ohio Jobs Lost? Don't Let the Unions Get Away With It."

[CtJean]

IDIOT

[RedKnuckles]

this is simply a lie you made up....go away...

[loax]

Now that is a mailer! Love it with the Picture of McCains back! This is the real John McCain! Great ad AFL-CIO!

[booksnmore4you]

RED SCARY BACKGROUND, too.

[riverhouse]

Good work. He should be held accountable for his actions. This ad really packs a punch. The party should be capitalizing on this as well.

[poropo]

i love it. at least everyone will know the real mccain.