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Capuano TV Ad: He Stood With Ted Kennedy, "Mirrors His Progressive Record"


Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)

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Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA) is the first candidate to come out with a TV ad in the special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. In Capuano's new ad, he very strongly ties himself to Ted Kennedy's legacy, and puts himself forward as the truly progressive candidate.

"Only one candidate stood with Ted Kennedy against Bush's Iraq War, and mirrors his progressive record," the announcer says. "Mike Capuano: passionate, progressive, supports a strong public health care option, equal marriage, middle class tax cuts, ethics reform, pro-choice, and against the death penalty."

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September 18, 2009 9:22 AM   

Man, had a moment of political culture disorientation there for a second. Down here, "stood with Ted Kennedy" was, for years, an epithet that Republicans' campaign commercials hurled at Democrats. Usually, to the accopaniment of that scary music and those black backgrounds their consultants love so much.

That was before they had Bill and Hillary Clinton and, now, Obama to act as their boogermen (and boogerwoman, of course).

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