Auto workers launch $3 million ad campaign in Swing States for Obama

[Wretched Excess]

where is the FEC on this one?  the UAW is always over the line on their political ad campaigns;  the last line
from the story proves it in this case.  they can run "issues ads", but they can't run a campaign ad for a
particular political candidate.

Auto workers launch $3 million ad campaign for Obama

DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union launched a $3 million advertising campaign on Tuesday to spur Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign, with less than a month to the U.S. election on November 4.

The ads, which feature UAW members talking about lost health care benefits and the loss of manufacturing jobs, will run on television, radio and Web sites in the key manufacturing states of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

More than half of the one million active and retired members of the UAW live in one of those four states, which are U.S. auto manufacturing hubs. All four states are in play in the election, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger told reporters.
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Gettelfinger said the ads are being placed where they will make the biggest impact.
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"People are hurting," Gettelfinger said. "People all along on Main Street are very very worried about what is going on in this country today. We just can't stand four more years of the same. We have suffered enough for eight years."

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[Chris]

The UAW local at Peterbilt in Nashville also bought 100 copies of Moore's "Farenheit 9/11" during the 2004 election.  They have their political ass well covered.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I hope I'm not completely stereotyping, but don't most of the union autoworkers vote Dem anyway?

And yes, I understand that they're talking about losing manufacturing jobs period, not just union autoworkers....

[Wretched Excess]

I hope I'm not completely stereotyping, but don't most of the union autoworkers vote Dem anyway?

And yes, I understand that they're talking about losing manufacturing jobs period, not just union autoworkers....

running the ads in ohio was what got my attention.  it could move votes, and ohio was close in 2004 when the election was only moderately fraudulent.

[rich_t]

where is the FEC on this one?

Same place they have been for years.  In the DNC pocket.