Jeff Merkley For Senate: "Believe"

Producer: Dixon-Davis Media Group

Running Time: 00:30

Debut Date: 05/07/2008

Ad Buy: statewide in Oregon

Cost: not available

Summary: Merkley accuses Steve Novick of insulting Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and Darlene Hooley.

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Script of "Believe" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Democrats are uniting for change -- except Steve Novick.

Novick insulted Hillary Clinton as a “coward” and a “traitress.”

(Text on screen: Source: BlueOregon.com, 5/28/06)

Novick accused Democratic Congresswoman Darlene Hooley of “peddling a lie.”

(Text on screen: NovickinsultsDemocrats.com; Source: BlueOregon.com, 9/20/05)

He even said there's “nothing to like” about Barack Obama and called Obama a “special-interest fraud.”

(Text on screen: Source: BlueOregon.com, 12/28,06, 12/06/06)

Jeff Merkley believes in bringing us together, not tearing people down. That's the change Democrats need.

JEFF MERKLEY [v/o]: I'm Jeff Merkley, and I approve this message.

(Text on screen: Democrat for U.S. Senate; The Change We Need; Paid For By Jeff Merkley For Oregon)

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