<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Ad War Update: Murphy Walks Into A Bar&nbsp;&#8230;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It was a slow day for ads, with only one TV ad released from either campaign: a Spanish-language spot from the Romney people. It features Puerto Rico&#39;s Republican Governor Louis&#0160;Fortuño (ad buy size/scope unknown):</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="290" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DRFMZth9chg" width="515"></iframe></p> <p>Cameron Joseph <a href="http://thehill.com/video/campaign/259129-romney-features-puerto-rico-governor-in-new-spanish-language-ad">translates</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>&quot;In this election, you will play an important role,&quot; Fortuño says in Spanish. &quot;These last few years have been very difficult for our families. With Mitt Romney, things will get better — creating millions of good jobs and giving our children more opportunities. I know that our community will make the right decision. It&#39;s not about &#39;yes we can,&#39; it&#39;s about &#39;how we can.&#39; We need to revive the American dream. With Mitt Romney we&#39;ll achieve it.&quot;</p> </blockquote> <p>As part of the run up to the first debate, the Obama campaign uses Romney against himself in a new web video:</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="290" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JUycqixNLxA" width="515"></iframe></p> <p>A GOP pollster in Pennsylvania <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/pa-gop-pollster-bain-ads-worked-136935.html">said he thought</a> the Bain attacks had been effective against Romney there, while Romney <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/romney-sees-pa-win-despite-polls-ad-spend/">said</a> today he thinks he can still win it - though doesn&#39;t have any ads up in the state. The Romney camp is also <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/234057/mitt-romneys-strategy-to-win-virginia-lyme-disease">micro-targeting</a> mailers in Virginia over Lyme Disease. In down-ticket news, this new attack ad from Congressman Allen West (R-FL) against Patrick Murphy is as brutal as they come:</p>]]></html></oembed>