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Act Now on Climate
Act Now on Climate
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:30 TV ad run in Iowa from end of July 2019 coinciding with the second presidential debate.
[Sound]
Female Announcer:
When your house is on fire, it's obvious what's your top priority.
When the world's on fire, there shouldn't be any question
either.
But Democrats aren't making climate change the number one issue.
Only Gov. Jay Inslee has the record and plan to fix it.
Inslee's a bold environmental leader with a gold standard climate
plan that is visionary and comprehensive.
Solve the climate crisis now. Jay Inslee for President.
Act Now on Climate is responsible for the content of this advertising.
Notes: This is an attack ad from
the pro-Inslee Act Now on Climate super PAC. A
spokesperson said the ad "goes after his Dem rivals for not
making climate change
a big enough priority. It'll be airing in Iowa (on CNN) both nights of
the debate and for the next week (on broadcast). It's a 6-figure buy,
and I believe the first instance of a 2020 Dem going after the other
contenders on TV." The ad
does not mention candidates by name in text or audio, but it does show
headshot photos of the five leading candidates (Harris, Buttigieg,
Warren, Biden and Sanders) who, according to the announcer, "aren't
making climate change the number one issue." See also:
Daniel
Strauss.
"Pro-Inslee super PAC to hit rivals on climate during debate." Politico,
July
29,
2019.
And this July 30, 2019 press release from End Citizens
United:
End Citizens United
Statement on Jay Inslee's Super PAC Attacking Fellow Democrats
Governor Jay Inslee’s single-candidate super PAC, Act Now on
Climate, is going to air an attack ad in Iowa during the Democratic
debates. End Citizens United has called on all Democratic candidates to
disavow single-candidate super PACs in their primary campaigns.
Governor Inslee is the only candidate to welcome the support of a
single-candidate Super PAC.
End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following
statement denouncing Governor Jay Inslee using his super PAC to attack
fellow Democrats:
“Governor Jay Inslee is the only candidate in the race who has welcomed
the support of a single candidate Super PAC and now he is the only
candidate using big money to do his dirty work and attack fellow
Democrats. The Democratic nominee should be chosen by voters, not a
handful of special interests and wealthy donors contributing massive
sums to super PACs and dark money groups. Governor Inslee should
denounce this super PAC attack on his fellow Democrats and if he has
something to say about his opponents, he should say it himself.”