Ads Classified: Clinton Runs First Ad -- And It's A Good One

    Hillary Clinton has finally hit the airwaves in Iowa -- the last major Democratic candidate to do so. And her ad is a strong one. Titled "Invisible," it talks about all the invisible ordinary people in America who are ignored by the Bush Administration but won't be ignored by hers.
    The ad subtly goes right after Barack Obama's main weakness, discussed earlier in a Tote Board column. Obama's strength is among wealthier voters; Clinton is staking her claim to those who are less well-off, on the theory that the "elite candidates" in the party never manage to win the nomination. It's smart politics.