"Revealed-Iowa" - Romney, Willard Mitt (Mitt) - [IA] - [Republican]
Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1
Identifier: P-2079-139468
P-SUMMARY: A negative ad questioning Romney's ability o create jobs due to the company that he worked for shipping America n jobs over seas and specializing in the relocation of companies to low wage countries.
SUBJECTS: negative campaigning; jobs
ELECTION YEAR: 2012
OFFICE: United States President Offices and Issue Campaigns
CREATOR: Barack Obama for America
FORMAT (legacy): Computer Download
COMMUNICATION TYPE: Negative
ICPSR: 41902
STATE ICPSR: 67
PARTY CODE: 200
GENDER (legacy): Male
Dates
- 2012
Extent
From the Series: 14,137 Items (14,137 items (This series includes United States Office of President Campaign Ads from 1912-2016): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats.)
Transcript - Full
I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message. President Romney's first 100 days. For the people of Iowa, they mean fewer worries about their future. Fewer worries? The Washington Post has just revealed that Romney's companies were pioneers in shipping U.S. jobs overseas, investing in firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India. Does Iowa really want an outsourcer-in-chief in the White House?
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository