Democrats Welcome GOP to St. Paul With Billboard Linking McCain, Bush

MINNEAPOLIS — Delegates to the Republican National Convention who are traveling into downtown St. Paul next week will be treated to a billboard-sized welcome from the other party. The Democratic National Committee bought billboard space to display a picture of John McCain embracing President Bush with the message, “Does this look like change to you?” “We’re going to spend every day looking for every opportunity to remind voters in the Twin Cities and across the country that a vote for John McCain is a vote for George W. Bush and his failed policies,” said Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the DNC. That will include not just the billboard but posters on several bus stops that serve the Xcel Center in St. Paul. Joanna Burgos, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention, didn’t return a call seeking comment Tuesday. The Democrats also plan to distribute to reporters a multimedia press kit, which will include flash drives with an extensive catalog ... (link)