Paul Touts Bio in New Ad in NH, Iowa
Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM

-- TITLE: "Defender of Freedom."

LENGTH: 30 seconds.

AIRING: New Hampshire and Iowa.

SCRIPT: Narrator: "He defends our freedom and his record shows it. Ron Paul. Answering our country's call, Ron Paul became a flight surgeon in the Air Force. As a doctor, Ron Paul delivered over 4,000 babies and is a leading defender of life. In Congress, Ron Paul never voted to raise taxes, never voted for an unbalanced budget, never voted to restrict gun rights or raise congressional pay. Protecting our God-given freedom. Ron Paul for President.

Paul: "I'm Ron Paul and I approve this message."

KEY IMAGES: Billowing, bright U.S. flag with video of Paul and families projected over it. Vintage pictures of Ron Paul as Air Force flight surgeon, hunters in camouflage and children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Text echoes the message of the text.

ANALYSIS: Paul is spending some of his $18 million fundraising on ads in New Hampshire and Iowa, two early voting states where he has grassroots support but little movement in the polls. With less than two weeks before the states pick their candidates, Paul is continuing his getting-to-know-your phase on television _ something his Republican rivals began almost a year ago.

Paul's biographical ad touts his record as an Air Force doctor and obstetrician. He is appealing to families, with images of children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and riding on their parents' shoulders. While Paul's direct mail pieces emphasize his opposition to illegal immigration and taxes, the on-air message is decidedly softer, an outreach to independent voters who can vote in either party's primary. The ad markedly omits his opposition to the Iraq war.

Paul posts 9 percent support in New Hampshire, according to a poll released last week from USA Today and Gallup. By contrast, Mitt Romney posts 34 percent support and McCain continues to rise, now at 27 percent. Paul faces a tough haul in the early states, but he continues to invest in on-air ads and direct mail _ and hasn't definitively pledged he won't see the presidency as a third-party candidate. And in New Hampshire, where a libertarian streak runs strong, his emphasis on freedom and personal liberty could make him a spoiler if the Romney-McCain contest narrows.

http://www.newsmax.com/politics/paul_ad ... 60063.html