Obama Hits Palin's Debate Performance In Ad (VIDEO)

Barack Obama's campaign is already out with an ad based on the vice presidential debate -- specifically, Sarah Palin's inability to defend John McCain's health care plan. The clip uses Joe Biden's line that the McCain-Palin health care plan is a "bridge to nowhere." Watch:

The Politico reports that the ad is part of a broader health-care focused strategy:

Obama's aides said the campaign would key in not on something Palin said, but rather on what she didn't: Her failure to offer a detailed defense of McCain's plan to finance a $5,000 healthcare tax credit by treating employers' healthcare payments as taxable - something Democrats relish hitting both as a "radical" healthcare scheme and a tax hike.

The campaign had already decided to attack McCain's healthcare plan, and the debate exchange will help drive that focus, they said.

"We're on a big offensive on John McCain's healthcare plan," said Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. "I think Sen. Biden did a terrific job today of describing why middle class families should fear John McCain's health care plan. She didn't answer the attack."

Palin's silence - she attacked Obama's plan as "government run," but didn't return to McCain's - was "a huge missed opportunity," Plouffe said, "because I will assure you this: Every voter in every battleground state is going to know that John McCain is taxing healthcare for the very first time. Twenty-one million people lose their healthcare because small businesses will drop it."

Read more about the new ad ">here.

Comments

[Kalin]

Congrats to Joe Biden for a perfect debate performance. I love him! I hope they make a commercial using Joes reference to McCain's Mavrickness!

[KennaP]

you just have to love how they're running the campaign

[KennaP]

*channeling Nelson from the Simpsons*: ha ha!

[omac112211]

NOW thats what I'm talkin' about. Obama team, rapid response Ad.
Keep it up!

[You]

And THAT illustrates his executive abilities, building and running a tight campaign organization.

[patmancando]

Running a campaign has nothing to do with running the country wisely. He has learned his political tactics from the Chicago Daley/Alel­rod'/Wrigh­t/Rezko/Do­rhn/Ayers group. I wonder if they have signed up voters from Pinelawn yet? Chicago is notorious for that.

[MF73]

GREAT AD-KEEP THEM COMING

[obamasOHangel]

Yes yes yes!! That was one of those, "In Your Face!" moments and the look on Sarah's face was priceless!

GREAT commercial, just great.

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

JOE!!!!!

You are the MAN! You are AWESOME! You are the only one who will be the BEST Vice-President!!!

You are a true inspiration to us all.

God bless you.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!!

[enufinfighting]

Thank you, Sarah!

[portchester]

Poor lady didn't answer one question.

[Cherlesq]

Exactly!

[bootcamp]

McCain has nowhere to go now but down. He can run away from President Bush, but he can't run away from the Republican Party. The Republicans will be regarded from now on as "the party that wrecked America." Over the weeks ahead, as carnage in the economy and the financial markets ramps up, it will become increasingly clear. It is important that this meme be spread through the internet. I urge all commentators to adopt and spread the idea that the Republicans are "the party that wrecked America." It will work because it is the truth. Use it freely. Just spread the word.

[DavidNOE]

While I approve of your sentiments, I'm getting kind of tired of seeing this identical post near the top of virtually every single thread on this board. Can't you vary your phrasing from time to time? I've seen this same one for at least two weeks.

[Sugar78]

THIS IS WHAT I CALL

" RIGHT BACK IN YOUR FACE, B*TCH!" LOL


LOVE IT!