Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown unveiled his first radio ad this morning, following the Labor Day debut of his first television ad.
The radio spot expands on the earlier ad, touting his time as governor from 1975 to 1983 and playing up his self-professed frugality. Both the radio and TV spots are narrated by longtime Brown ally and actor Peter Coyote.
Republican rival Meg Whitman has been running paid advertising for nearly a year now and began airing TV spots hitting Brown shortly after the June 8 primary. Several union-funded independent expenditure committees have run advertising attacking Whitman.
A CNN/Time poll released yesterday shows the two candidates in a statistical tie, with Whitman earning the support of 48 percent of respondents to Brown's 46 percent. The margin of error of the poll was 3.5 percentage points.
Here's the text of the radio ad:
Announcer: Never accused of following conventional wisdom, Jerry Brown took on the status quo. As governor he refused to take a pay raise and vetoed pay raises for state employees - dumped the governor's mansion and the limo to save money. And with Jerry Brown as Governor California was working. Four billion in tax cuts - 1.9 million jobs created. Jerry Brown has the knowledge and know-how to get California working again.Jerry Brown: As Governor, I was known for frugality. I thought if people were cutting back, Government should too. Today our state is in serious trouble. We need to make major changes - think differently and govern differently. By making the tough decisions now, we can get California back on track. We have to start living within our means. We need to return power and decision-making to the local level, closer to the people. And no new taxes without voter approval.
Announcer: Jerry Brown. The knowledge and know how to get California working again. Paid for by Brown for Governor 2010
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