This is the second ad in a short time to attack Barack Obama on energy policy, the other ad being the 60's James Bond homage calling Obama "Dr No" on "energy security". The new ad tries to paint Barack Obama as obstructionist, saying "(Barack Obama) just says no to lower gas taxes.... No to nuclear.... No to more production."
Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post flags up this important point:
The advertising effort is an attempt to exploit a rare -- and significant -- financial edge for Republicans. At the end of May, the RNC had $53.5 in the bank while the Democratic National Committee had just $3.9 million.
Barack Obama's decision not to accept public campaign financing has some expecting him to raise $200m for the general election. John McCain has accepted public financing, which sets an upper limit for his fund raising, $84.1m.
