It’s another “contrast” ad, hitting McCain in the first half, touting Obama in the second half. The spot starts out with the image of a hardcover book, “Economics … by John McCain.” Turning the various pages (get it? “turn the page”?), we see various problems with McCain’s economic policies: “Support George Bush 95 percent of the time. Keep spending ten billion dollars a month for the war in Iraq … while the Iraqis sell oil for record prices. Giving Iraq a $79 billion oil surplus … and hurting our economy.”
Then the music shifts: “Barack Obama’s plan: End the war responsibly. Better schools. No more tax breaks for oil companies. Barack Obama … the Middle Class first.”
But it’s those last three words that stand out: “Middle class first.”
Obama has used the phrase before, but not quite like this. In the ad, it’s a new slogan of sorts, and I think it’s a safe bet we’ll be hearing it again.
