Posted on 02/22/2008 11:03:09 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
The folks at the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project report that Barack Obama hit the airwaves hard in that state ahead of last week's primary -- and it apparently paid off.
Obama spent five times more on television ads than Hillary Clinton, and more than twice what all the other campaigns (including the two Republicans) spent combined. The four candidates spent about $2.1 million to air more than 8,000 spots, according to the report.
Specifically, Obama spent $1.5 million to air 6,000 ads, while Clinton spent about $300,000. Obama's first ad went up the day after the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday primaries; Clinton's first ad aired Feb. 12. On the Republican side, John McCain spent about $180,0000 and Mike Huckabee about $150,000. From the release:
All of the ads aired by Republican candidates McCain and Huckabee were positive, outlining their own positions and priorities. Half of Clinton ads had significant negative content while one quarter of Obama ads attacked or counterattacked Clinton.
The results? A double-digit win for Obama in the contested Democratic primary, and a similar margin for McCain in the Republican race, which he has all but sealed up.
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Obama spent $1.5 million for 6,000 ads? That works out to $250 per ad. Sounds absurdly low to me, even for radio and print.
No effing shinola, one several occasions TWO Obama commercials occurred in a SINGLE commercial break. It was horrible.
Summary of Obama’s ideas and accomplishments:
Change. Hope.
We almost never get political ads on the radio out here in the boonies, but guess what? I’m picking up Obama on the crystal set.
Together We Can (... What?? -> never articulated. Now, most of the nitwits who voted for him are unhappy.)
Geez... that musta bordered on brainwashing. yuck.
I hope that changes things. But then again, I might change my opinion of hope.
What a catch 22.
What a conundrum.
How perplexing.
I’d like to know who’s really bankrolling B.H.O.
McCain could spend 600 trillion dollars and I still would not vote for the Democrat.
Looks to me as a smart application of resources.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Eau Claire, there is a deli with an outstanding invoice for $90,000 owed by the Clinton campaign.
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