This advertisement for Representative Ron Paul, Republican of Texas, began running yesterday in New Hampshire. It is part of his first major television campaign, at a total cost of $1.1 million.

PRODUCER Jay Bryant

THE SCRIPT “I’m Ron Paul, and I’m the only presidential candidate who will bring our troops home from Iraq immediately and stop wasteful government spending. But here’s something else I care about, and I hope you do, too. The war on terror and the growth of big government have had a dangerous side effect: the loss of privacy rights for the American people. Both parties have put their pet schemes ahead of our rights. Not me. As president, I won’t stand for it. No national ID card, no invasion of privacy. I’m Ron Paul, and I approve this message.”

ON THE SCREEN Mr. Paul, in a gray suit and maroon tie, faces the camera in a close-up shot with a black screen behind him. Also over his shoulder is an image of a yellowed copy of the Constitution. In the final seconds of the 30-second spot, a logo reading “Ron Paul for President 2008: Hope for America” pops up on the screen, then fades away.

ACCURACY Mr. Paul has run a fiercely antiwar campaign, but he is not the only presidential candidate who has said he would completely withdraw troops from Iraq. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, has said that he would pull financing for the war and withdraw troops. Mike Gravel, a Democrat, said in April that the United States “should just plain get out.” But on the Republican side, Mr. Paul does stand alone in advocating pulling troops out completely. Mitt Romney, Senator John McCain and Rudolph W. Giuliani have all said they would maintain troop levels in Iraq.