Well, the little girl shown slumbering through a 3 a.m. international crisis, Casey Knowles, is actually a soon-to-be 18-year-old high school senior in Washington state. And she's not losing any sleep over the prospect of an Obama presidency. As a matter of fact, she's campaigning for him:
"What I don't like about the ad is its fear-mongering," Knowles told ABC's "Good Morning America Weekend Edition" on Sunday. "I think it's a cheap hit to take. I really prefer Obama's message of looking forward to a bright future" [AP, "Girl in Clinton Ad Supports Obama," Yahoo News, 2008.03.09].
The footage of eight-year-old Casey comes from an old railroad company ad now available as stock footage through Getty Images. The Clinton campaign's ad has already drawn an Obama response and a slew of YouTube spoofs. The Obama campaign has already contacted Miss Knowles; we'll see if Miss Knowles gets a follow-up ad.
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