Jay Nixon For Governor: "Border States"

Producer: The Campaign Group

Running Time: 00:30

Debut Date: 09/04/2008

Ad Buy: Kansas City, Jefferson City/Columbia, Springfield, Quincy and Ottumwa

Cost: not available

Summary: The ad charges that Hulshof supports the status quo of an ailing economy and asserts Nixon will revitalize Missouri with more jobs and better health care.

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Script of "Border States" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: In the past year, Missouri has lost more jobs than all eight states that border Missouri -- combined.

(Text on screen: -14700; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Missouri Unemployment: July rate at 10-year high")

But Congressman Kenny Hulshof recently said Missouri's economy is doing great.

(Text on screen: 02/04/08, Jefferson City News Tribune, 08/24/08)

Hulshof supports more of those same economic policies.

(Text on screen: Columbia Missourian, 11/03/06)

Congressman Kenny Hulshof: part of the problem in Washington.

As governor, Jay Nixon will increase job training for workers, cut taxes for seniors and make health care more affordable for families and small businesses.

Jay Nixon. The change we need.

(Text on screen: Paid for by Nixon For Governor, Craig Hosmer, Treasurer)

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