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"He'd Let America Fail" +
:30 ad announced Feb. 24, 2012 on cable in MI.
Elisa Gurulé: During the
financial crisis I just couldn't find full-time work in Detroit.
Then President Obama's auto industry stimulus began to create thousands
of jobs. Now I work for Chrysler just like my granddad did for 42
years.
My hometown's on it's way back. Mitt Romney said "let Detroit
go bankrupt." I'm grateful our country didn't listen. We
need a president who will stand by us all when times are tough.
Mitt Romney? He'd let America fail.
Female Announcer:
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Notes: According
to the press release:
MoveOn.org released a
new 30-second TV ad today that will air in Michigan and targets
Republican
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his opposition to the auto
industry
stimulus package. The ad features a Chrysler factory worker and MoveOn
member,
Elisa Gurulé, who struggled to find a full time job prior to President
Obama’s
auto industry stimulus. The new MoveOn.org ad takes aim at Romney for
turning
his back on the American auto industry and Michiganders by stating in
his 2008
New York Times Op-ed “Let Detroit go bankrupt.”
In the ad, Elisa Gurulé, who now
works at Chrysler, just like her grandfather did
for 42 years, says, “We need a President who’ll stand by us all when
times are
tough. Mitt Romney? He’d let America fail.”
The powerful
TV ad will run on
Michigan cable through primary day on Tuesday.
"Mr. 1% Mitt Romney was willing to turn
his back on
thousands of workers by advocating that America let Detroit go
bankrupt,” said
Justin Ruben, Executive Director of MoveOn.org. “Thankfully no one
listened, and
thousands of jobs are being created this year in the auto industry.
Romney made
his millions by breaking up companies and cutting thousands of jobs.
Romney is
the last guy America should turn to for advice when it comes to job
creation.”