[Perdogg]

what say you?

[StevenFlorida]

it would be dumb to run TV ads during the Democrat Convention.

No, they haven’t given up on Ohio . .lol

[apillar]

The theory I've heard:

Romney is going to cede most of the commercial advertising to the Super Pacs. Obama has been burning far more money than Romney on commercials with little to show for it so far and Romney doesn't think that will change. He is planning to pour his war chest into the largest "ground game", "get out the vote" program in history.

[Sacajaweau]

I’d agree...save the money for a little later. The media is going to the airways to the Dems exclusively for the next week. Yuk and double yuk....

[Buckeye McFrog]

Probably knew that this convention would supply endless amounts of fresh material for boffo new ads.

[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.

[longtermmemmory]

unless it is all in person appearances.

air time is nothing to hand shaking.