The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire: Caroline Kennedy Touts Obama in New Ad.
When a Kennedy endorses a candidate, they pull out all the stops. Caroline Kennedy penned an op-ed in the New York Times endorsing Sen. Barack Obama, and appeared with him two days later at a campaign rally in Washington D.C. Now, she’s being featured in a new ad, aptly entitled “Caroline,” touting his candidacy.
“Once we had a president who made people feel hopeful about America and brought us together to do great things,” she says in the ad as images of her father, former President John F. Kennedy are shown on the screen. “Today Barack Obama gives us that same chance.” Further aligning Obama with Kennedy, she states, “People always tell me how my father inspired them. I feel that same excitement now. Barack Obama can lift America and make us one nation again.”
The ad will air in urban markets including New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as on national cable, the campaign said.