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Missouri governor candidates tailor ads to local markets
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/missouri-governor-candidates-tailor-ads-to-local-markets/article_d09c9dc1-fee7-5aff-a5fa-bca203b800b3.htmlNow, he's campaigning on expanding Missouri eligibility to low-income adults under the terms of Obama's health care law, as pointed out in the ads airing in St. Louis and other urban areas. But the ads in Hannibal and more rural areas boast Koster "stood up against Obamacare's insurance mandate" as attorney general.
Greitens' campaign has made note of the different portrayals of Koster's stance on the federal health care law. Koster's spokesman David Turner in a statement said the campaign doesn't comment on ad strategy.
"However, Eric Greitens' insistence on conflating two very different issues regarding health care further proves how little he understands about government, and should be a cautionary tale for all Missourians," Turner said. "The fact is Attorney General Koster has frequently pointed out the flaws in the Affordable Care Act, but believes Missourians should be able to invest the nearly $2 billion they pay in federal taxes back into the state's infrastructure."
Greitens' ads vary by location as well. Residents in rural areas such as Cape Girardeau are watching a television ad of the former Navy SEAL bringing out "the big guns" and shooting a machine gun. Those who live in St. Louis and Kansas City won't see the same commercial on TV, although it's online.
Greitens' campaign has made note of the different portrayals of Koster's stance on the federal health care law. Koster's spokesman David Turner in a statement said the campaign doesn't comment on ad strategy.
"However, Eric Greitens' insistence on conflating two very different issues regarding health care further proves how little he understands about government, and should be a cautionary tale for all Missourians," Turner said. "The fact is Attorney General Koster has frequently pointed out the flaws in the Affordable Care Act, but believes Missourians should be able to invest the nearly $2 billion they pay in federal taxes back into the state's infrastructure."
Greitens' ads vary by location as well. Residents in rural areas such as Cape Girardeau are watching a television ad of the former Navy SEAL bringing out "the big guns" and shooting a machine gun. Those who live in St. Louis and Kansas City won't see the same commercial on TV, although it's online.
