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Obama’s Ad Effort Swamps McCain and Nears Record
New York Times ^ | Oct 17, 2008 | JIM RUTENBERG

Posted on 10/18/2008 12:14:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

PHILADELPHIA — Senator Barack Obama is days away from breaking the advertising spending record set by President Bush in the general election four years ago, having unleashed an advertising campaign of a scale and complexity unrivaled in the television era.

With advertisements running repeatedly day and night, on local stations and on the major broadcast networks, on niche cable networks and even on video games and his own dedicated satellite channels, Mr. Obama is now outadvertising Senator John McCain nationwide by a ratio of at least four to one, according to CMAG, a service that monitors political advertising. That difference is even larger in several closely contested states.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; ads; campaignfinance; electionads; electionpresident; elections; leftwingconspiracy; mccain; mccainfeingold; obama
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Feingold to McCain: Enjoy your retirement, pal.
1 posted on 10/18/2008 12:14:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Just goes to show what unlimited illegal money can buy you...


2 posted on 10/18/2008 12:16:03 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: Jim Robinson

So what ever became of ‘Campaign Finance Reform’ anyway?


3 posted on 10/18/2008 12:16:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Obammy '08 - "I think when ya spread the wealth around, It's good for everybody!")
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And yet Obama can’t lock it in. This should tell him something. He’s spending the money because he knows he will most likely loose the race.


4 posted on 10/18/2008 12:16:51 PM PDT by RC2
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To: RC2

with McCains money and the Rnc money mccain was supposed to be about even with hussien.....we should have plenty of money....


5 posted on 10/18/2008 12:18:47 PM PDT by cherry
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To: AmericaUnited

Two other thoughts... $500,000 of Swift Boat truth beat $50 million dollars of Soros/MoveOn money in 04 and The Marxist had a huge ad advantage in PA in the primary and got beaten like a stubburn mule. People got sick of the constant ads.


6 posted on 10/18/2008 12:20:07 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: Jim Robinson

I’m curious, how much money is 0bama spending? It seems as though he’s going all out, spending a couple million a day in TV ads. The same goes for the DNC. If they keep spending like a drunken sailor, how much will they have during the final week?
Besides, all this money and the race is still tight, with McCain/Palin surging.


7 posted on 10/18/2008 12:20:49 PM PDT by ABQHispConservative (Time to bring it home McCain!)
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To: AmericaUnited; Jim Robinson

“Just goes to show what unlimited illegal money can buy you...”

“OBAMA’S FOREIGN DONORS: THE MEDIA AVERTS ITS EYES” (Aug.14)

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html


8 posted on 10/18/2008 12:21:09 PM PDT by 444Flyer (Marriage=1 man+1 woman! Vote "YES" on Prop 8, amend the Calif. State Constitution this November.)
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To: RC2

And yet Obama can’t lock it in. This should tell him something. He’s spending the money because he knows he will most likely loose the race.


Hate to disagree(but with respect), Obama will win in a landslide(think Reagan over Mondale 1984), he is just getting rid of the money legal or not legal...this race was over the second McCain won the GOP nod....why vote for a semi-Dem when you can vote for a full pledged Dem....?


9 posted on 10/18/2008 12:21:50 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: Jim Robinson

Senator Feingold extending and revising his remarks: And thanks, John, for reaching across the aisle and making deals with us Democrats. WE appreciate your help very much. America will be so much better off when we progressives control all three branches of government.


10 posted on 10/18/2008 12:22:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: All

If illegal campaign funds from our enemies overseas can’t buy the election for Obama, ACORN will steal it.

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN.
FIGHT!

OBAMA AND HIS GROUP OF MARXISTS/MUSLIM’S REVOLUTION MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

McCain’s anemic attempts to fight Obama back is losing this election.

Flood McCain out with emails. DEMAND he fight back HARD- name names!

Go to the site below and pick up all the email addresses to the McCain camp and HUNDREDS of emails of MSM.:

http://www.protestthemedia.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7

FLOOD THE MSM OUT WITH EMAILS! DEMAND THEY PUT THE TRUTH BEFORE THE VOTING PUBLIC!
DEMAND THEY EXPOSE OBAMA’S ASSOCIATION WITH AYERS, WRIGHT, ACORN, ODINGA, FRANK DAVIS!

SEND A FREE FAX!: https://faxzero.com/

CAN THEY IGNORE A MILLION EMAILS?


11 posted on 10/18/2008 12:27:34 PM PDT by patriot08
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I thought I was losing faith. Then God brings us Sarah, then things started to look down aganin then God brings us Joe. It is not over.....

1 Cor 1v27
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

12 posted on 10/18/2008 12:28:15 PM PDT by just me (JELLY BEANS AND WINKS AMD PLUMBERS)
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To: cherry

They want you to believe that his money will buy the election.


13 posted on 10/18/2008 12:28:19 PM PDT by RC2
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To: yield 2 the right
Addendum to post #9:

THE ONLY WAY FOR THE GOP TO DEFEAT OBAMA/BIDEN IS TO FLIP THE GOP TICKET FROM McCAIN/PALIN TO PALIN/McCAIN!!!!!

THAT WOULD BE THE GREATEST UPSET OF ALL TIME IN US ELECTION HISTORY AND WITH ONLY .000001% CHANCE OF THAT OCCURRING.

14 posted on 10/18/2008 12:29:23 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: AmericaUnited

NRA money and voters in places like PA, WS, MN can overcome Big Brother Obama being on every TV set.

Where is Obama getting this money (saudis & law firms and Lib billionaires?)?

I am doing my part with the checkbook and credit card for RNC, McCain and Tancredo’s PAC.

Everybody - Volunteer & Donate.

Make sure we are all at local McCain HQ helping out with GOTV the weekend before the election.


15 posted on 10/18/2008 12:29:34 PM PDT by Frantzie
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To: yield 2 the right

For the sake of conversation........I do not hate to “Disagree” on this one. I will not give up on my country until it is lost. Then they will have to hunt me down. I will not give up on the heritage that my father left me.


16 posted on 10/18/2008 12:30:36 PM PDT by RC2
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even on video games

How do you play? Terrorists come after you and you talk them to death?
17 posted on 10/18/2008 12:30:42 PM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Joe The Plumber is the only undocumented worker in America that the Democrats dislike.)
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To: Jim Robinson

I think Sen. McCain believe the “surge” strategy works for more than just Iraq...


18 posted on 10/18/2008 12:30:46 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: yield 2 the right

After reading through some of your old posts, I see that you’ve been a defeatist for quite some time now. I bet that you’re the type that always sees the glass as half-empty rather than half-full. Most other FReepers are the type that don’t quit until the final whistle of the game is blown. I’ll now see your name and immediately think “quitter”.


19 posted on 10/18/2008 12:30:59 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: ABQHispConservative

I think a lopt of corporations in the last week may start sending money to Repubs if they see Obama sinking.

Where is Obama and the DNC getting the money? (?saudis?)

Everybody - Volunteer & Donate.

Make sure we are all at local McCain HQ helping out with GOTV the weekend before the election.


20 posted on 10/18/2008 12:31:03 PM PDT by Frantzie
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