Ad Hits Obama on Drivers Licenses

9/11 hijacker's face blurs into WTC image, then one of Democrat

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Oct 17, 2008 1:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – The National Republican Trust PAC is airing a dramatic new ad attacking Barack Obama for supporting drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, Ben Smith reports in Politico. It brings back an old national-security criticism of the Democrat, Smith writes, in “the most cutting, over-the-top, way available”: images of the 9/11 terrorists fade to one of the World Trade Center, then one of Obama.

The Trust claims to be airing the spot in a “serious” buy in Ohio, and is planning to extend it to other states, though didn’t have immediate figures. Smith notes that a former adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton thought the issue a “devastating” one during the Democratic primary campaign.

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Rain begins to fall as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, speaks during an outdoor campaign stop at Mack's Apples in Londonderry, N.H., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

In this Oct. 30, 2007, file photo, Hillary Clinton answers a question on drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, an issue that tripped her up and may have helped Barack Obama catch up in the polls. (AP Photo)

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses supporters at a community event in Londonderry, NH, yesterday. (AP Photo)

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Ad Hits Obama on Drivers Licenses