Clark Campaign: Presidential Primary Season Begins in Wisconsin
January 4, 2004
Wes Clark begins airing TV ads in the state Tuesday
as supporters intensify grassroots efforts
MILWAUKEE—In an aggressive move to earn the support of Wisconsin voters, presidential candidate Wes Clark will begin airing television ads in the state on Tuesday. The decision to air ads comes at the same time hundreds of active Clark supporters are ramping up their grassroots efforts.
Clark’s ad, “Responsibility,” will air in the Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, La Crosse-Eau Claire, and Wassau-Rhinelander media markets. Clark is the first presidential candidate who will run ads continuously through the state’s Feb. 17 primary.
Clark supporters are already active across the state, and they plan to begin an intense voter identification and persuasion effort through the campaign’s three Wisconsin field offices on Tuesday.
The Clark campaign is enjoying increasing momentum nationwide, and the intensification of its efforts in Wisconsin comes in the wake of an extraordinarily successful fundraising quarter in which Wes Clark raised well over $10 million and also qualified for $3.7 million in federal matching funds.
“The holidays are over and people in Wisconsin are starting to focus on the presidential race.” said Clark ’04 Wisconsin Press Secretary Nick Berning. “Voters are looking for a leader, not a conventional politician—they’re looking for Wes Clark. We’re stepping it up in Wisconsin to make sure they find him.”
Clark will next be in Wisconsin for a forum with Governor Jim Doyle in Racine on January 13.
Clark’s television ad can be viewed at www.clark04.com
Script of "Responsibility" (TV)
(On screen: Photos of U.S. soldiers in combat)
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: The first bullet shattered his hand. The second and third hit his shoulder and leg. As he hit the jungle floor, he rallied the troops and directed the fire fight. He remained with his unit until the battle was over.
(On screen: Awarded the Silver Star)
Now, when we need a leader to clean up the mess in Iraq, he's the one who has done it. In the Balkans, he helped negotiate a peace between bitter enemies...
(On screen: responsibility)
... and led a multinational force that stopped a campaign of terror, liberated a people and brought peace without the loss of a single American soldier. He speaks four languages, but his actions speak more eloquently than words. He can get our country moving on jobs and health care. A quiet, real American courage. And a man who cares first about the people he leads.
Wes Clark's life is simply an American story, but he will make an extraordinary American president.
(On screen: Wes Clark for President; Democrat; www.clark04.com; Approved By Wesley Clark; Paid For By Clark For President, Inc.)
WESLEY CLARK [v/o]: I'm Wes Clark, and I approve this message.
