President Clinton Praises O’Malley’s Leadership in New Television AdClinton to visit Maryland Sunday to rally voters in face of GOP voter suppression efforts Lanham, MD (November 4, 2006) – The O’Malley/Brown campaign, today, released a new television ad featuring President Bill Clinton’s strong endorsement of Martin O’Malley. The ad, titled “Clinton,� was unveiled on the O’Malley/Brown “Working for Families� Tour Bus today and will begin playing this weekend. The O’Malley/Brown campaign also announced today that President Clinton would be visiting Prince George’s County this Sunday night to personally rally Marylanders to get out the vote for the O’Malley/Brown and Cardin for Senate campaigns. The GOTV Rally with President Clinton will be held at 9 PM, Sunday, November 5th at Camelot of Upper Marlboro, 13901 Central Ave, Upper Marlboro, MD. Doors will open for members of the press at 5:30 pm. In the ad, President Clinton, who has only done two television ads on behalf of candidates this election cycle, praises O’Malley’s priorities, stating that he is “always pursuing middle-class families’ interests before the special interests.� Clinton ends the ad with a direct appeal to Marylanders to vote, stating that “There is a difference in this election, and you can make it.� Clinton’s appeal to voters to make the “difference� comes just after it was revealed that the Maryland GOP had distributed a manual instructing their poll watchers that their “most important duty as a poll worker is to challenge people.� The manual also instructed poll watchers to threaten judges with jail time if they refused challenges. To date, Bob Ehrlich has refused to answer questions about the voter suppression effort. Earlier Ehrlich had said that he plans for “a lot of lawyers� and “a lot of challenges� to absentee ballots cast in this years election [AP 10/22/06]. President Clinton won Maryland 54 percent to 38 percent in 1996, and 50 percent to 36 percent in 1992. Below is a full transcript of the new O’Malley ad featuring President Clinton: “Clinton� Clinton: This year’s election is especially important in Maryland. Because you have a chance to elect my good friend Martin O’Malley as your next governor. There’s a reason Time Magazine named Martin one of America’s best mayors… His dedication to safer streets, quality schools, and making government work better. I’ve seen him at work fighting for the right kind of change. Always pursuing middle-class families’ interests before the special interests. There is a difference in this election and you can make it. Vote for Martin O’Malley for Governor. ### |
 
 
Announcement Day A brief video documentary of O’Malley’s Announcement Day.
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