Hillary Clinton TV ad makes case to Nevada voters

Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 | 1:24 a.m.

TITLE: "Stand By Us"

LENGTH: 30 seconds

AIRING: Nevada

SCRIPT: Announcer: "Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing until 6 million kids had coverage. She stood up to Congress to get working families a break, and kept standing until the minimum wage was raised. She stood by our National Guard and Reserve, and kept standing until every member had access to the health care they deserve. Now Hillary's standing up to stop the nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. As president, she'll always stand up for us.

Hillary Rodham Clinton: "I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message."

KEY IMAGES: Still photos of Clinton from the campaign trail, including a shot of her holding a small child. That shot is followed by a close-up of a young black girl with text that reads, "health care for 6 million kids, 30,000 in Nevada alone." Clinton also poses with a prominent Hispanic Nevada lawmaker and a Hispanic family, and is shown hugging a military veteran. There also are shots of a man on crutches in what appears to be a hospital hallway, a metal worker on the job and the Yucca Mountain site.

ANALYSIS: The ad is a Nevada-version of one airing in South Carolina. It plays to three voting blocs expected to be key to winning the state's Jan. 19 caucus - the elderly, union members and Hispanics.

The ad notes Clinton's support for a recent increase to the minimum wage, a move supported in Nevada. It does not mention that the New York senator also wants to raise it even higher. Challenged by rival John Edwards, Clinton proposed legislation earlier this month that would boost the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2011, and link the minimum wage to congressional pay raises after that.

The ad closes with a reference to Clinton's opposition to the federal government's plans to store 77,000 tons of radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Clinton has voted against the project and promised to cut its funding if elected.

She has not gone as far as some anti-dump activists and Edwards, by opposing the expansion of nuclear power.

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