Girl shown in Clinton ad, now 17, is big-time Obama supporter

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BONNEY LAKE, Pierce County — Casey Knowles didn't much like a recent campaign commercial for Hillary Rodham Clinton — even though she's in it.

After all, the Bonney Lake 17-year-old is a big Barack Obama supporter.

"What I don't like about the ad is its fear-mongering," Knowles told "Good Morning America Weekend Edition" today. "I think it's a cheap hit to take. I really prefer Obama's message of looking forward to a bright future."

... Knowles said she didn't see the ad until Jon Stewart lampooned it Thursday on "The Daily Show." Her brother noticed it was her, and the family replayed the commercial on their digital recorder to be sure.

"They were parodying this ad, kind of poking fun at it," Knowles said. "My brother was like, 'Is that Casey?' And we just erupted. Sure enough, it's me."

The file footage was originally shot for a railroad company advertisement. The Clinton campaign bought it from Getty Images.

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