From time-to-time, The Stark County Political Report (SCPR, The Report) will publish blogs with TV ads from the various campaigns that copy the SCPR with links.
Today Stark Countians get to see the Anthony Gonzalez campaign "first ad" that presents Gonzalez has living the American Dream having family roots (his father) of having fled the Communist Castro regime of Cuba, his having played football the college and professional level and having developed a business from the ground up.Gonzalez says he wants to be a congressman so that he can make living the American Dream a possibility for every American.
Apparently, Gonzalez thinks he has a leg up on his Democratic opponent Susan Moran Palmer (both hail from Westlake) in that he does not refer to her or attack and Democratic Party official (e.g. Nancy Pelosi), Democratic positions on controversial issues nor the candidate herself.
Harbaugh is a definite underdog in this race but Gibbs has to be more than a tad (which nearly every candidate is) nervous in view of what a lot of political prognosticators including this blogger si a coming "blue wave" as Democrats, a majority of independents and a few Republicans will take the opportunity of the upcoming "mid-term" November general election to express "a vote against the policies of President Donald J. Trump.
If Harbaugh is to win, it might well be because the aforementioned bloc of voters fear that electing the likes of Bob Gibbs will send a signal to Trump and the Republican caucus of the U.S. House that they can continue the eight year quest to gut the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare).
Harbaugh, who has an overriding campaign theme of "Country over Party," in this ad appeals to basic decency of Americans to provide health care for the likes of his daughter Lizzie who has required multiple surgeries over her lifespan.
Harbaugh does cite his opponent as being campaign fund connected to healthcare insurance providers so of whom want Congress to allow companies to deny coverage for those who have "pre-existing" conditions.
THE FULL HARBAUGH PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KEN HARBAUGH PUTS OUT SECOND CAMPAIGN AD: SAYS IT’S TIME TO ‘THINK ABOUT WHOSE SIDE GIBBS IS ON’
New ad shows Harbaugh concerned about healthcare for his little girl.
Avon, OH -- Today, Ken Harbaugh, a Navy veteran running for Congress in the Ohio 7th, released his second TV commercial, “Lizzie.”
Harbaugh’s second ad tells the story of his daughter, Lizzie, who was born with a pre-existing condition. Lizzie needed four surgeries before she was four and Harbaugh took a job away from home for days and sometimes weeks at a time to provide healthcare for his family. The ad features Harbaugh holding photos of his daughter while calling out opponent Bob Gibbs for voting to cut access to healthcare for “nearly half a million Ohioans.”
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbOjNSWPYFw&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
In this working-class Ohio district, Harbaugh’s candidacy strikes a tone of openness and accessibility. Harbaugh has held more than 100 free- and open-to-the-public events in 2018 alone, including an ongoing series of “Country Over Party” Town Halls in all ten counties of the OH7. The incumbent, little-known Representative Bob Gibbs, has not held an in-person Town Hall in more than 5 years.
Constituents throughout the OH7 have begun to take notice of the incumbent’s no-show status and called upon Gibbs to show up and debate Mr. Harbaugh. Teachers, union workers, college students, newspapers, and voters from both political parties have called, written, protested, and begged for one, single debate. And Gibbs has refused. Harbaugh has repeatedly offered to debate, “Anytime. Anywhere."
Both this new ad and the campaign’s first TV release (“Not Your Father’s Candidate”) emphasize Harbaugh’s “Country Over Party” slogan and highlight his willingness to stand up to powerful forces in and out of Congress. Harbaugh has focused on kitchen table issues – like healthcare and jobs – that he and his neighbors care about most.
“I will fight for your family like they were my family,” said Harbaugh. “That’s what we did in the Navy, and that’s what I’ll do in Congress. And I’ll work with anyone from either party who wants to protect people with pre-existing conditions, reduce insurance premiums, and lower prescription drug prices. It’s time for a new generation of leadership in Washington.”
Harbaugh has run a historic campaign that has made the OH-7 competitive this November. He was the first Congressional challenger in Ohio to raise $2 million and his campaign has one of the most prolific field programs in the country. To date, Team Harbaugh has knocked on more than 40,000 doors, made more than 50,000 phone calls, and handwritten more than 20,000 postcards in the OH-7.
“Lizzie” offers a softer and more intimate contrast to Harbaugh’s first bold and over-the-top ad. While the first ad emphasized Harbaugh’s tough and rugged experience as a Navy pilot and disaster responder, “Lizzie” is the story of a middle-class dad working hard to provide for his family.
“Lizzie” was created by Cayce McCabe of Putnam Partners. McCabe has created some of the most-viewed ads of this campaign cycle including Amy McGrath’s “Told Me” and MJ Hegar’s “Doors.”
AD TEXT:
I’m Ken Harbaugh, and this is Lizzie. She needed multiple surgeries as an infant. We had to feed her with an eye-dropper. Thank God I found a job right here with healthcare. These are the insurance companies that donated to Congressman Bob Gibbs. Gibbs took $123,000 and voted to strip healthcare from almost half a million Ohioans. When you vote, think about whose side Gibbs is on. I approve this message … for Lizzie.
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