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RNC Ad Received Free Airtime; Will DNC Get the Same Treatment?

Republican Commercials Running Ad Nauseum on News Networks

Washington, DC - Today, Media Matters for America President and CEO David Brock criticized broadcast and cable news networks for giving free airtime to a new political ad by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and asked if the media will be giving the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) new ad the same treatment.

"It's disheartening to see news outlets like CNN and MSNBC giving free airtime to the RNC's new commercial as part of their election year coverage," Brock said. "If the media refuses to give the same attention to the DNC's new ad that they've shown for the RNC's spot, they will, in effect, be taking sides with the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections."

The DNC's new ad, "Stay the Course," details the failures of the Bush administration's Iraq policies, the administration's relentless insistence on "staying the course" over the last three years, and its recent denials that it has ever supported such a policy.

The RNC's ad, called "Stakes" featured clips of explosions and Osama bin Laden and other terrorists making threats against the United States.

BACKGROUND:

Last week, the Republican National Committee unveiled an advertisement that invoked the specter of terrorism in an effort to win votes in the upcoming midterm elections. As Media Matters noted, the ad received extensive media coverage, particularly by cable news networks, which replayed the ad again and again.

Today, the Democratic National Committee released an ad titled "Stay the Course," which details the failures of the Bush administration's Iraq policies, the administration's relentless insistence on "staying the course" over the last three years, and its recent denials that it has ever supported such a policy.

For more information on coverage the RNC ad has received, CLICK HERE.

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