The controversial Hillary Clinton ad portraying a sleeping girl and the question 'It's 3 am and your children are safely asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?' is now under fire from the sleeping girl herself.
Casey Knowles is about to turn 18 and is a big supporter of Barack Obama.
The file footage of her younger self was originally shot for a railroad company advertisement. The Clinton campaign bought it from Getty Images.
'What I don't like about the ad is its fear-mongering,' Ms Knowles told an American news programme on Sunday. 'I think it's a cheap hit to take. I really prefer Obama's message of looking forward to a bright future.' (Watch her complete interview here)
The well-known Clinton ad aired in Texas before last week's vote and implied a lack of experience on Obama's part. It showed an exterior of a Colonial-style home and old stock footage of Knowles sleeping in bed.
A narrator describes a phone ringing in the White House: 'It's 3 am and your children are safely asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?'
Sen Clinton won the Texas primary by a 51% to 47% margin.
Ms Knowles said she didn't see the ad until American talk show host Jon Stewart lampooned it Thursday on 'The Daily Show.'
Her brother noticed it was her and the family replayed the commercial on their digital recorder to be sure.
'They were parodying this ad, kind of poking fun at it,' Ms Knowles said. 'My brother was like, 'Is that Casey?' And we just erupted. Sure enough, it's me.'
Ms Knowles, who turns 18 next month, has been campaigning for Obama. She attended one of his rallies in Seattle, Washington last month and the next day became a precinct captain for the state's caucuses.
She could even attend the national convention in August.
After her identity became known, Sen Obama's campaign contacted her.
'I mentioned that we should make a counter ad, me and Obama, against Hillary,' she said. 'They thought that was really funny. They actually might take me up on it.'
That said, Ms Knowles said she plans to vote for whichever Democrat wins the nomination.
