http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/250047-clinton-to-air-first-tv-adsAugust 03, 2015, 07:33 am
Clinton to air first TV ads
By Jesse Byrnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNLwH8AEa7QDemocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton's campaign will air its first television ads this week in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
Clinton's campaign will air two 60-second biographical spots starting Tuesday, including one that focuses on her mother's childhood and another highlighting Clinton's many titles throughout her life.
The two ads, which will run for five weeks in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids in Iowa and statewide in New Hampshire, are backed by approximately $1 million in each state, according to Clinton's campaign.
"When I think about why I’m doing this I think about my mother Dorothy. She was abandoned by her parents at the age of eight, sent from Chicago to LA to live with grandparents who didn’t want her," Clinton says in one ad.
"My mom’s life and what she went through are big reasons why standing up for kids and families became such a big part of my life," Clinton says in the second spot.
http://youtu.be/NdKsA4q-FFAWhile the ads were reportedly filmed two months ago, the spots come amid a recent surge by Clinton rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has polled within 10 points of Clinton in New Hampshire.
It also comes amid a spike in speculation over the weekend that Vice President Joe Biden may jump into the race. He is reportedly talking with friends and family about challenging Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Clinton's campaign estimates that GOP candidates and allied groups have allotted $34 million in ads for the first four early voting states, including the Hawkeye and Granite states.
