The Dole for President campaign today announced the launch of a new :30 second TV ad called "Tested." The ad, which challenges the "untested leadership and risky ideas" of GOP candidate Steve Forbes, will begin airing throughout the state of Iowa starting today.
Dole National Campaign Manager Scott Reed said: "Steve Forbes claimed he was getting into this race because of his commitment to ideas, but instead, the has launched the most extensive, most expensive negative ad campaign in memory. The reason he'd rather attack Bob Dole than talk about his ideas is because his ideas are risky and his leadership is untested. His biggest enemy is public scrutiny. So far, Forbes has been given a free ride, but he can't expect the American people to allow those ideas to go unquestioned when he's running for the most important job in the world."
Following is the full text of the ad and additional documentation.
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ANNOUNCER: Have you heard Steve GRAPHIC: HAVE YOU HEARD STEVE
Forbes' risky ideas? FORBES' RISKY IDEAS?
Forbes supports taxpayer funded GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: WELFARE
welfare benefits for illegal aliens. BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Forbes opposes mandatory life GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: OPPOSES
sentences for criminals convicted MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCES FOR
of three violent felonies. 3 TIME FELONS.
Forbes' economic plan will add GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: PLAN
$ 186 billion a year to the ADDS $ 186 BILLION TO DEFICIT
deficit.
No wonder Forbes opposes the GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: OPPOSES
Constitutional Amendment to REPUBLICAN BALANCED BUDGET
balance the budget. AMENDMENT.
The more you learn about Steve GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: THE MORE
YOU
Forbes, the more questions you YOU LEARN THE MORE QUESTIONS YOU
have. HAVE.
Steve Forbes: Untested leadership, GRAPHIC: STEVE FORBES: UNTESTED
risky ideas. LEADERSHIP, RISKY IDEAS.
Robert Dole, Dole Campaign Press Release - Campaign Launches New TV Ad Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/315653