"Dueling Solyndra Ads Foreshadow Energy-Centric Campaign"

"No signs of 'Solyndra fatigue' on the campaign front, while Obama's jobs council weighs in on a critical wind subsidy."

"How much political capital can Republican candidates and their aligned groups continue to squeeze out of Solyndra, the giant green stain on President Obama's first term?

It seems they're looking to find out, with a new ad campaign that aims to keep the failed clean energy investment in the forefront of voters' minds.

In response, Obama has tried to reframe the issue in the first T.V. spot of his re-election campaign, by redirecting the spotlight away from Solyndra on to what the president says are his job-creating clean energy policies.

The result of these dueling ad campaigns is a unique start to the 2012 campaign season, in which the clean energy economy has received top billing."

Maria Gallucci reports for InsideClimate News January 20, 2012.

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