January 8, 2008

Video: Yes on 93 ad touts ‘the benefits of term limits, the benefits of experience’

The proponents of Proposition 93 have launched their inaugural television ad, which began airing today. It features former Director of Finance Tim Gage, who who says Proposition 93 "strikes a balance."

"Making that budget work in a bad economy is a tough job. It takes experience —and that’s what we get with Prop 93," says Gage, after dropping what appears to be the budget on a table.

"The benefits of term limits, the benefits of experience," Gage concludes at the end of the ad.

As Capitol Alert reported on Monday, the campaign has bought airtime starting today through next month's election.

The campaign is also airing a radio ad, a transcript of which is at the bottom of this post.

Watch the TV ad below:

Radio ad:

Announcer: Round and round our legislators go … running from one office to another … with too little time to build experience.

UC San Diego Political Science Professor Thad Kousser: Prop 93 breaks the cycle — giving legislators more time to do the job, without making the Legislature a career.

Announcer: UC San Diego political science professor Thad Kousser.

Kousser: Studies show we can improve the Legislature’s performance by slightly adjusting current term limits — so legislators have more time to gain experience and solve problems.

Announcer: Prop 93 protects term limits by cutting the time legislators may serve from 14 years to 12 … and unlike now, lets legislators focus all their time in either the State Senate or the State Assembly … more time for problem solving, less need for fundraising and campaigning.

Kousser: Prop 93 strikes a balance — the benefits of term limits … the benefits of experience.

Posted by Shane Goldmacher on January 8, 2008 11:36 AM