New Ohio Ad

The spot is a reflection both of how perious the DHL deal is for McCain and how important Ohio is in the general election. The presumptive Republican nominee's campaign manager, Rick Davis, was paid to lobby on behalf of Deutsche Post's takeover of DHL back in 2003. McCain pushed for the deal in the Senate despite the objections of some of his colleagues. At the time, jobs were created because of the merger. And Davis has since left his lobbying post. But the town of Wilmington, Ohio is now threatened with the loss of more than 8,000 should its DHL plant close down.

Friday, August 15, 2008