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First TV Ad Spot: "Sam Putnam"

First collected by AMERICAblog Sep 3, 2009

Yesterday, the Maine Secretary of State certified that the anti-gay forces collected enough signatures to get the measure to repeal marriage equality on the ballot. So, game on. Voting begins in a month, as Maine has very liberal absentee voting laws. With no time to waste, today, the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality campaign launched its first campaign t.v. ads. Meet the Putnam Family: I really like this ad. It's powerful and is a great way to start. There's another ad featuring the father of a lesbian who delivers a strong message of support for equality. That ad is here. No on 1/Protect Maine Equality is running a very aggressive, pro-active campaign to save the state's new marriage equality law. The people managing our campaign know Maine and they learned from Prop. 8 in California last year -- and the same firm, Schubert-Flint, which led the anti-gay "Yes on Prop. 8" side to victory, is running the campaign in Maine. Our side needs help. Our ActBlue page is here. Our readers from across the country have been very, very generous, knowing that what happens in Maine matters to all of us. AMERICAblog has the top ActBlue page supporting marriage equality in Maine. Now, we can see how our money is being used. Help keep this ad -- and others -- on the air. We're off to a good start.