Fox lends star power to Specter campaign
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
A year ago today Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter shocked the nation when he announced he would switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. Now, the veteran lawmaker, who has battled cancer, is pulling a well-known actor into his primary battle.
Michael J. Fox's ad for Senator Arlen Specter is far from his energetic portrayal of young Alex P. Keaton. Fox suffers from Parkinson's, and in the ad, his head bobs back and forth while he throws his support behind Specter — who has pushed to significantly increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.
"He's won the battles to double money for biomedical research, to find cures, and to save lives. The next discovery's right around the corner that's why we need him back in the Senate…."
Political and advertising consultant Eliot Curson says using Fox is a good strategy.
"Here's a guy who obviously has a disease, obviously is very grateful to Specter for fighting for that and it's a very effective commercial. It's probably the most effective commercial he's done this year."
A recent survey of about 500 registered Democrats has Specter ahead of Sestak by 17 points.
Watch the ad:
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Why is Michael J. Fox a citizen of Canada making a political statement for a senator of the United States. I thought Democrats were the first to say allowing corporate political contributions would allow foreigners to choose our presidents and elected officials. Now we have an AD with a known Canadian who enjoys their version of Universal Health care say to the United States elect this man so he can spend your money on people that don't live here. I am all for finding cures and getting them out to the those that need them but give me a break. Californian/Canadian asking the people of Pennsylvania to elect someone so more money can be spent on them. What about him making sure Pennsylvanians are working.
(key difference) What gave you the impression Canadian-born, but US citizen (since 2000) Michael J. Fox was paying for it?
Michael J. Fox became an american citizen in 2000.
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0064002/