New ad pushes Hillary Clinton’s theme of today: children
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visits talks with a group of little kids as she visits a polling place a Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hillary Clinton

A new television commercial being launched today in Florida and six other states portrays Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as someone who’s fought to protect children all her career.

The 30-second spot, “Children,” is part of Hillary for America’s ongoing ad buy in battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

This commercial uses short clips of Clinton throughout her career, as a young 1970s activist, first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the United States, U.S. Senator candidate, and presidential candidate, seemingly giving the same speech, declaring her desire to fight to protect and provide for children. It ends with contemporary Clinton declaring, “I’ve always approved this message.”

The ad comes a week after Republican Donald Trump surprised many – particularly conservatives – by rolling out his proposals for children that include tax breaks for child care expenses.

It also comes out as Clinton prepares to give a speech Wednesday in Orlando that reportedly will focus on children and families, at the Frontline Outreach Youth and Family Center.

Scott Powers

Scott Powers is an Orlando-based political journalist with 30+ years’ experience, mostly at newspapers such as the Orlando Sentinel and the Columbus Dispatch. He covers local, state and federal politics and space news across much of Central Florida. His career earned numerous journalism awards for stories ranging from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to presidential elections to misplaced nuclear waste. He and his wife Connie have three grown children. Besides them, he’s into mystery and suspense books and movies, rock, blues, basketball, baseball, writing unpublished novels, and being amused. Email him at [email protected].



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