To me, every campaign ad starts to look the same. After a while, they all blur together.
But this ad is different. Maybe it’s because Jeff’s my husband, and maybe it’s just because the kids and I are in this one, but when I’m flipping through the channels, Jeff’s latest ad makes me smile. You can see it here:
Too many people in Washington DC have forgotten what it means to live in a regular working-class neighborhood, with kids in public schools.
Jeff and I still live in the same three-bedroom home in East Multnomah County that we’ve been in for 18 years. It is a quiet, ordinary street with neighbors who have watched each other’s kids go through local schools, learn to ride bikes, learn to drive, and play pick up basketball games in the driveway.
Writing this, it sounds a bit idyllic. But like so many communities, our neighbors have struggled with job layoffs, the high cost of college, and home foreclosures. And like families all across the country, our neighbors get up every day to work hard and strive for a better future for their families.
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