Union Vets Ad

The AFL-CIO has (pretty cleverly, in my view) created a Union Vets Council to do stuff like air this ad:

I think liberals sometimes go overboard in terms of thinking that the right way to appeal to veterans is to double-down on social services for veterans as a kind of pure transactional interest group politics. But this ad smartly links the specific critique of McCain's record on veterans issues to broader economic concerns.

Comments

Was Obama leading McCain at one point among Vets? Or was it "troops in Iraq"?

Anyone got current vet or "troops in iraq" poll numbers?

Posted by Hey | July 9, 2008 12:38 PM

How long before John "I Can't Control the 527 Groups" McCain complains that Obama didn't stop this ad?

And was McCain always such a whiny beeyatch?

Posted by LFC | July 9, 2008 1:05 PM

I think liberals sometimes go overboard in terms of thinking that the right way to appeal to veterans is to double-down on social services for veterans as a kind of pure transactional interest group politics.

Unfortunately, this is their go-to strategy for most groups.

Posted by mike | July 9, 2008 1:10 PM

But, how does this tie-in with your book, Matt?

Posted by Jesus Hussein Christ | July 9, 2008 1:40 PM