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**__1. Stated Issue:__**  There are many issues involved in this ad. The economy is extremely poor and has not been this bad since the great depression. The poor economy is affecting the way we live our life. Gas prices are at an all time high. Thousands of jobs are lost and will never be recovered. And the lack of rules on Wallstreet make everyone insecure with their money. John Mccain will make change so we can get our life back.  >  > **__4. Is the ad an issues ad or a personal ad: __** > This ad is an issues ad because the main purpose of the advertisment is to inform voters of the issues we are > having. After mentioning each issue Mccain informs people how he can fix the problem. He will lower taxes to > create more jobs. Find alternates for oil and get out of foreign oil dependancy to lower prices. Also, Mccain will create tougher rules on Wallstreet so people will have security with their money. The ad displayed problems we are having with the economy, and how McCain will fix it. All of these things are issues, not individual perspectives. >  >  > **__7. Evidence provided: __** > One of the major issues we are facing in America is the high gas prices. Mccain > will start off shore drilling so the prices will go down and we will withdraw from foreign oil. Trillions of dollars > worth of oil and gas are reserved in the U.S. At the same time, we are exporting billions of dollars a year > for overseas energy. This is the largest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind. Mccain will keep more > of our dollars here in the U.S., lessen our foreign dependency, increase our domestic supplies, and reduce > our trade deficit by 41%.Another issue presented in the ad is the number of jobs lost from our poor economy. > A lower corporate taxrate is essential to keeping good jobs in the United States. America was once a low-tax > business environment, but as our trade partners lowered their rates, America failed to keep pace. We now have > > media type="custom" key="2096503"
 *  gas prices at an all time high
 * hundreds of thousands jobs lost
 * wallstreet is very dangerous