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WHAT is Romney doing with his money? Where are the ads??
October 6th 2012 | County Agent Hank Kimball

Posted on 10/06/2012 9:19:37 PM PDT by County Agent Hank Kimball

OK, I don't watch a lot of regular network programming. Here's what I watch:

Major Legue Baseball
College and NFL Football
FoxNews
Occasional reruns of Frasier, which appear on the Hallmark Channel I believe.

My wife, however, watches various things on Bravo like those insipid Real Housewife shows, Top Chef, etc. (Yes, I know...) and Lifetime Channel.

Neither of us have seen a SINGLE Romney ad in weeks. Not one. I have seen dozens of Obama ads, and they appear to be generating new ones all the time. The most recent, today, was a rebuttal to the debate featuring Andrea Mitchell, and I saw that at least 3 times today alone.

Are the Romney people doing ANY advertising on national cable channels? I'm not kidding when I say I've seen not one, and neither has my wife.

Are they saving their money for a big election-nigh party? Spending it on consultants?

I must admit I'm at a loss.

Hank


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: advertising; election; romney; vanity
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1 posted on 10/06/2012 9:19:44 PM PDT by County Agent Hank Kimball
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Why would R&R throw their money at Texas?

Additionally, Romney has pretty much won the white male vote and your programming is demographically male.


2 posted on 10/06/2012 9:23:56 PM PDT by Kahuna
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

I’m in CA and can’t say I’ve seen any ads by either candidate. Maybe it’s cuz this state is a lock for The RAT-in-chief.


3 posted on 10/06/2012 9:24:23 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Maybe after a bad month or so after the DNC the donations have been down, and maybe after this debate the donations will pick up.


4 posted on 10/06/2012 9:24:42 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

It’s your location. I’m in New York, and I have not seen any ads from either candidate.


5 posted on 10/06/2012 9:27:19 PM PDT by richmwill
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To: richmwill

These are national networks - every one. Same commercials being run nationwide.

Hank


6 posted on 10/06/2012 9:29:21 PM PDT by County Agent Hank Kimball (Myth Romney is a vile Fabian Socialist - his opponent is infinitely worse. How did it come to this?)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

No, tons of ads hitting the swing states this week.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/05/romney-campaign-and-rnc-spending-12-million-this-week-on-ads/

Excerpt:
“Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney’s campaign and the Republican National Committee are together spending just over $12 million for television ads in nine battleground states this week, according to a Democratic ad-buying source.

The Romney campaign itself bought $7.7 million worth of ad time in those states running from Wednesday until next Tuesday while the RNC is spending $5.05 million for commercials to support the Republican nominee on the airwaves.”

Colorado: $650,000 (RNC only)
Florida: $1.6 million (Romney only)
Iowa: $1.33 million (Romney: $670,000; RNC: $660,000)
Nevada: $660,000 (Romney only)
New Hampshire: $240,000 (Romney only)
North Carolina: $1.46 million (Romney: $900,000; RNC: $560,000)
Ohio: $3.15 million (Romney: $1.78 million; RNC: $1.37 million)
Virginia: $2.63 million (Romney: $1.43 million; RNC: $1.2 million)
Wisconsin: $1.05 million (Romney: $440,000; RNC: $610,000)


7 posted on 10/06/2012 9:29:24 PM PDT by plushaye (Election 2012 Prayer Force)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

You’re in Texas, right? Is there even the slightest hint that Obama will carry Texas?

Romney is smart enough to get maximum return on his campaign dollar so he’ll spend it in swing states or anywhere he thinks he has a chance at picking up a state. He’s not worried about Texas.

Obama is used to wasting other peoples money, so he’ll blow it anywhere, including Texas.


8 posted on 10/06/2012 9:29:53 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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Lichtenstein!


9 posted on 10/06/2012 9:29:56 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

He loaned it all to the Obama camp so they could roll it and snort blow.

It appears to be rather effective, don’t you think?


10 posted on 10/06/2012 9:30:50 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Kahuna

Again...these are national networks. National ads. People all across the country are seing the same ads. Of course, he wouldn’t advertise on local channels in Texas I understand that.

But these ads are all being seen in Ohio, Florida, and everywhere else. I just don’t get it.

Hank


11 posted on 10/06/2012 9:31:00 PM PDT by County Agent Hank Kimball (Myth Romney is a vile Fabian Socialist - his opponent is infinitely worse. How did it come to this?)
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To: uncitizen

I am in the central coast area and obama is running ads here, no Romney ads.


12 posted on 10/06/2012 9:31:32 PM PDT by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

He has been focusing on swing states. I’ve read a lot from others in those states that he is hammering them hard.


13 posted on 10/06/2012 9:33:28 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Romney will likely win 60% of the vote in Texas


14 posted on 10/06/2012 9:35:17 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Unless you’re in a swing state or a media market shared with a swing state, don’t expect to see anything on cable or in any slots that are sold by a local station.

I’m guessing closer to the election we’ll see some national media buys, but they’ll be fairly thin, compared with “saturation bombing” in the swing states,and targeted on the demographic of the show they run in.

Anyone seeing more in swing states?


15 posted on 10/06/2012 9:35:35 PM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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...also consider the media buys we have here. If it is a local buys like KETK, KLTV, etc, they don’t have a lot of reach and isn’t really needed. Locally we went something like 80% for Bush in 2004 and 75% for McCain in 08. There aren’t too many to convince here.


16 posted on 10/06/2012 9:36:24 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

even national programming has local ads.


17 posted on 10/06/2012 9:36:24 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Come to VA. We’re getting plenty!!


18 posted on 10/06/2012 9:36:37 PM PDT by pgkdan (A vote for anyone but Romney is a vote for obama. GO MITT!!)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball
These are national networks - every one. Same commercials being run nationwide.

I don't think so, most slots on cable-only channels are sold by the local cable provider. (Or at least that's the way it looked to me back when I had cable.)

19 posted on 10/06/2012 9:37:25 PM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

I’ve seen several Obama ads during breaks in the baseball playoff games on TBS.
Nothing at all from Romney.


20 posted on 10/06/2012 9:37:31 PM PDT by cydcharisse (`)
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