WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The Bush campaign released a new ad Thursday hitting Democrat John Kerry for missing key votes in the Senate because he was campaigning for president.
"Priorities" hits Kerry for putting his political needs ahead of the needs of the people. "This ad, and a series of print and radio ads that will appear in markets around the country will launch a process of holding John Kerry to the record he's earned," Bush-Cheney '04 Communications Director Nicolle Devenish said, leading up to the Democrats' nominating convention July 26-29 in Boston,
"While campaigning, John Kerry has missed over two thirds of all votes" in the United States Senate, the ad says, including votes "to lower healthcare costs by reducing frivolous lawsuits against doctors" and "fund our troops in combat." Yet Kerry "found time to vote against the Laci Peterson law that protects pregnant women from violence," the ad asserts.
"It's our belief that a senator's voting record is the best indication of his priorities. The votes he cast for and against certain measures; the votes he missed and the votes that he hurried back to Washington to cast all provide the best blueprint for how he will lead," Devenish said.
