Romney cedes Ohio TV airwaves to Obama (at least for now)

LA Times ^ | September 6, 2012 | Michael Finnegan

[HenryArmitage]

CLEVELAND — If you switched on a television in northern Ohio this week, chances are you saw an ad for President Obama’s reelection campaign. Or two. Or three. Over and over again.

Mitt Romney? Nothing.

Obama’s Republican challenger has spent much of the summer racing around the country gathering campaign donations to pay for advertising. And the legal restraints that kept him from spending money raised for the general election were lifted a week ago, when the party officially nominated him for president.

Yet for reasons that his advisors declined to discuss, Romney has ceded the advertising airwaves to Obama over the last week in Ohio and other battleground states...

[xzins]

I’m in southern (west central) Ohio and we get a constant diet of Obama ads and an occasional Romney ad.

Last week was Medicare

This week is middle class tax increase of 2000

Romney’s ad: don’t recall seeing one.

[jaguar21]

Mitt Romney’s campaign is gearing up for its first major television offensive since the Republican National Convention, laying down heavy-duty ad reservations in eight swing states, according to media-buying sources.

Romney’s campaign is buying time in Nevada, Ohio, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts — the last of those representing the Boston TV market, which covers much of New Hampshire.

http://www.politico.com//blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/romney-revs-up-general-election-tv-blitz-134695.html

[MulberryDraw]

Why interrupt a freak show like the DNC convention?

+1 to that.

[Road Glide]

“I doubt very much he is conceding Ohio. It may be that Ohio is in the bag already in the private polling.”

There can be no “conceding” of Ohio for Romney.
Without the electoral votes from that state, he loses.

Having written that, I was cheered today to see a just-released poll that suggests Romney is now leading in OH. Previously, Obama had clung to a small, but steady lead in there.

[newfreep]

Poll: Romney up 3 in Ohio, best showing since June
The Hill ^
Posted on Thu Sep 06 2012 16:32:44 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by Arthurio

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2927539/posts

Poll: Romney up 3 in Ohio, best showing since June

By Justin Sink - 09/05/12 08:25 PM ET

Mitt Romney has opened a 3-point lead in the pivotal swing state of Ohio, according to a new poll released Wednesday — the Republican nominee’s best showing since June.

The Republican ticket garnered support of 47 percent of those surveyed, versus 43 percent for Democrats, according to a poll released by Gravis Marketing. President Obama has led consistently in the polls since June, although that lead has been usually within the margin of error.

Meanwhile, 10 percent of voters remain unsure in the pivotal contest, or say they would back a third-party candidate

[newnhdad]

that is similar to what I see happening in VA. No TV spots in a while but lots of calls and there has been a presence at just about every public event we saw.

[WOSG]

I hope that’s the case.

We are getting close to the election, and there is lots of ground to make up and little time.

[WOSG]

Obama at 43 and Sherrod Brown at 44 is death for incumbents.

I really hope Josh Mandel gets in there and wins, he will make a great Senator. There are not enough military veterans in the Senate (who served recently and not 40 years ago).

[ScottinVA]

Sounds good to me!

[tomkat]

Yea, I'd forgotten about OH's early voting (how f'd up is that ??)

As I think Romney's in this to win it, look for the barrage to start this weekend in OH,
and very shortly afterward in the other battleground states, incl/ here in PA.

But I'm just a carpenter, and they didn't ask me about it    ;-)

[TMA62]

Plus, why should R&R spend money this week when the DNC just gave them a $50 million campaign contribution in terms of the meltdown over God and Israel yesterday.

Allen West has already put together a great TV spot on it already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ay6C8oy2w&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[AmusedBystander]

The Soviet Union has been declared illegal. The bombing starts in five minutes.

Obama won't know what hit him.

[TMA62]

Here is the correct link to Allen West’s ad.

It’s awesome. The jackasses just gave the GOP free ad campaign!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNQuT2worqc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[manc]

I hope so.

We cannot wait till 72 hours before the election, we have to take to the airwaves before early voting

[LS]

Don't know, but the theories offered here make sense. Why spend money now when the impact is diluted by the media's free coverage.

Actually---and this is why I'm not a campaign advisor---if it were up to me, esp. since Romney had not been "defined" by Obama and is even or ahead in the polls, I think I'd spend very little until the last 3 weeks. Then hit em like it was D-Day.

[expat2]

Yes, I think MI and PA are leaning to Romney at this time.

[tsowellfan]

It’s because the Obama’s lawyers went after Romney for raising money in a foreign country (Israel) but it’s okay for Obama to take money from the Chinese

[Syncro]

It is CRITICAL that we win this swing-state!

                        There is a lot riding on Ohio!                        
                       

As with past presidential election years, Ohio is a key 'swing-state' that
will likely determine who will occupy the White House for the next four years.

To add to the urgency to win Ohio is the U.S. Senate race that we have been
writing you about.  The seat is currently held by ultra-liberal close Obama ally
Sherrod Brown.  It was previously believed that the Democrats would easily
retain this seat, but due to a great conservative candidate in Josh Mandel and
their surging campaign, Ohio is now in play and we have a real shot at
picking up the 51st vote that we need to take control of the U.S.
Senate.  I don't have to tell you the importance of such a feat!
                       

The election in Ohio will likely determine the direction of our
country and that is why we are asking for your support and to make a donation to
our campaign to elect conservative veteran Josh Mandel.  

[hinckley buzzard]

Most recent Ohio poll has Romney ahead, 47-43. I highly doubt he is "conceding" anything.

[painter]

Chicken Sh*t!!