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Greg McNeilly

For 2 decades McNeilly has been hacking it in politics around Washington, D.C., Rhode Island and mostly his home state, Michigan. Communications, Political, New Media and Executive Director are billets he’s filled with state and national campaign organizations. More recently he has been a gubernatorial campaign manager. Presently, McNeilly continues to slog for regime change as CEO of Fighthard.com providing tips, tools and tactics for change and social entrepreneurs.

'Troop Funding' - New McCain Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 18th 2008 7:15PM

Filed Under: Ads, John McCain, 2008 President

John McCain's campaign has released a new :30 spot airing in battleground states titled "Troop Funding." It's focus is Barack Obama's lack of support for winning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This ad comes a week after Obama's negative attack on McCain regarding gas prices, the Obama campaign's retort to this ad was to call it negative.

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'Whatever Politics Demand' - New McCain Video

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 18th 2008 7:56AM

Filed Under: Ads, John McCain, 2008 President

The John McCain campaign has released a nearly eight minute video they title "The Obama Iraq Documentary - Whatever the Politics Demand."

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'Changing World' - New Obama Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 16th 2008 4:36PM

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Ads, 2008 President

Barack Obama's campaign has released a new :30 another ad to air nationally on cable. The spot is called "Changing World."

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'American Leadership' - New Obama Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 15th 2008 4:22PM

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Ads, 2008 President

Barack Obama's campaign released a new :30 second TV spot in battleground states titled "American Leadership." It's focus is national security with an eye on nuclear weapons.

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Sunday Talk Line-Up!

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 12th 2008 6:47PM

Filed Under: 2008 President

A guide for your Sunday morning talking heads:

ABC - This Week (George Stephanopoulos): with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA).

CBS - Face the Nation (Bob Schieffer): with Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Richard Lugar (R-IN).

CNN - Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer): with Senators Jon Kyle (R-AZ) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Governors Mark Sanford (R-SC) and Janet Napolitano (D-AZ).

Fox - News Sunday (Chris Wallace):with T. Boone Pickens.

NBC - Meet the Press (Tom Brokaw): with McCain adviser Carly Fiorina and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)

Obama Channels James Dobson?

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 10th 2008 6:54PM

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Religion, 2008 President

In an under-reported sermon campaign speech, Barack Obama gave a pitch to people of faith. This political pitch was a homily this past weekend, in St. Louis, to the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference.

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'When' - New DNC Video

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 9th 2008 9:48PM

Filed Under: Ads, John McCain, 2008 President

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has a new web video targeting John McCain for his position on Iraq. The 1:16 minute spot is titled "When."

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'Not Now' - New AFL-CIO Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 9th 2008 12:24PM

Filed Under: Ads, John McCain, 2008 President

The union bosses at the AFL-CIO has launched a :30 TV ad against John McCain titled "Now Now." It's a negative attack from a special interest group supporting Barack Obama.

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'New Energy' - New Obama Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 8th 2008 4:08PM

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Ads, 2008 President

Barack Obama's campaign responds the RNC ad on energy. It's a directly negative contrast against McCain using what most liberals call "Rovian big lie" politics. It's a tough ad. This is the first negative attack ad from a candidate.

And it's what you expect from a professional Chicago politician, nothing new about Obama.

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'Love' - New McCain Ad

By Greg McNeilly

Jul 8th 2008 12:09PM

Filed Under: Ads, John McCain, 2008 President

John McCain's campaign has a new :60 second spot titled "Love" airing in key battleground states and national cable. It's a kitchen-sink/biography spot.

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