Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterObama uses Mellencamp to appeal to Hoosiers in new radio ad
Published 10/23/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) – Sen. Barack Obama’s latest pitch to Indiana voters: hometown rocker John Mellecamp.
The Illinois senator’s campaign has launched a radio spot there that features the state’s favorite son and longtime Obama supporter.
“I’ve seen a lot of small towns, but now I’m seeing small towns across America dying,” Mellencamp says in the ad. “Folks losing [...]
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