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U.S. Sen. John McCain: Getty Images PhotoStepping onto a stage which has thus far been dominated by Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain needed an issue that would gain traction with independents and moderates in Oregon, a state which is expected to be a battleground in November.

His answer? Global warming.

Although Sen. John McCain failed to include a statement in the Oregon Secretary of State’s Voters’ Pamphlet this weekend, he will be hitting the airwaves in Oregon this week… courtesy of the Democratic National Committee.

The DNC’s new ad, which begins with a clip of the Republican candidate saying he “thinks you could argue that Americans overall are better off - because we have had a pretty good prosperous time,” will play nationally, and will be used at events in Oregon.