http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/electionads/ en-us Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:16:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120310/posts Consistent with the Johnston et al. account of Bush’s late surge in battleground states, we find advertising effects that are both fairly large in magnitude and short-lived. As in some other studies, we also find that low to middle information voters are most susceptible to these persuasion effects. In combination with other recent studies, our findings of short, sharp advertising effects must be taken seriously. The decay effects uncovered by Gerber et al. are much more rapid than any previous scholar had assumed -- so much more rapid as to raise the question of how previous research has been able... Allacademic research http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120310/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:16:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119007/posts Barack Obama now leads John McCain 53% to 43% in Michigan, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Though Obama is down from the 16-point lead he held earlier in the month, he still holds a greater advantage over McCain than in all previous polls dating back to February. This is now the seventh straight poll Obama has held the lead in the state. Michigan’s 17 Electoral College votes have gone to the Democratic candidates in the last four presidential elections. The nominees are now tied among unaffiliated voters in Michigan at 46%. Two weeks ago,... http://www.rasmussenreports.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119007/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:28:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116775/posts (CNN) – Presidential candidates are sold in much the same way a new product is: with an expensive, flashy, and ubiquitous television campaign. And according to advertising figures provided by Campaign Media Analysis Group, CNN's consultant on ad spending, Barack Obama's campaign has spent more money selling its candidate on television than most major brand name companies do selling their products. The Illinois senator's campaign is projected to have spent $250 million on ads in the last four months — a number that is equivalent to $750 million in a full year. Only AT&T, with a yearly advertising budget of... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116775/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:21:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113233/posts <p>Republicans are slashing their television advertising at Colorado's three biggest television stations, a troubling sign for presidential nominee John McCain.</p> <p>McCain is headed to Colorado Friday, but public records provided by three Denver stations show the GOP this week cut their ad spending for McCain by 46%.</p> KSBY-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113233/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2110265/posts I wrote this blog post and put it on my friend's website. Maybe I am crazy but I think this is political gold. If you agree or can come up with a better strategy please email the McCain campaign, if you think I am wrong or crazy that is fair, on little sleep so maybe this is off base: You need to have McCain on the stump right now, demanding that Obama answer and explain what in the hell Biden is talking about, and why Biden is projecting weakness to our enemies. I AM referring to the Biden speech on... www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2110265/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:08:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110211/posts Barack Obama is well on his way to buying the Presidency. The effect of  Obama's financial advantage has  now even been admitted by the New York Times,  whose editors and political writers already may be lighting up their victory cigars, like Red Auerbach, the Celtics coach of legend. The state where the Obama campaign has been carpet bombing the airwaves most vigorously this past weekend was West Virginia.  If you watched TV over the weekend in the Mountaineer State, you could not have missed the Obama ads -- an extraordinary buy of $1.2 million per day for 5 days, with ads running... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110211/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109000/posts 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... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109000/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:14:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107244/posts Senate Republicans are pulling advertising from the Louisiana Senate race, the only contest in which they were on the offense. The decision, reported by local media, is a blow to the GOP candidate, Louisiana state Treasurer John Kennedy, and good news for Sen. Mary Landrieu, long seen as the lone vulnerable Democratic senator in this cycle. Landrieu won election in 2002 with just 52 percent of the vote, and some believe the state has turned more Republican since Hurricane Katrina, which shrank the size of New Orleans. Still, Landrieu has been comfortably ahead in recent polls. She led by 13... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107244/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106262/posts Luntz tests new anti-Obama ad on taxes from Let Freedom Ring. Notice how these independents react to Obama's tax hike history. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106262/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:26:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103883/posts John McCain's campaign and the Republican National Committee plan to spend "upwards of $160 million" in the final weeks of the presidential race, according to a senior McCain adviser. This will represent a massive counter-attack to combat Barack Obama's lopsided spending advantage to date. The McCain adviser told FOX News that, while Obama is outspending them in all but two of 14 battleground states, "that will change over the last four weeks." As national and battleground state polls show McCain trailing Obama consistently, McCain is urging voters not to count him out. "In case you missed it, this is about... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103883/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:41:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102868/posts Dear Supporter, Our campaign just released a new web video detailing the ties between Senator Barack Obama and ACORN, the organization currently under investigation for massive voter fraud in a number of battleground states. Please follow this link to watch "ACORN." As a result of Senator Obama's blind ambition, he has a long history with the group. Barack Obama trained members of the Chicago ACORN staff, and his campaign has paid more than $800,000 for "voter registration" to an ACORN front group. We're asking you to take a few minutes this evening to watch the ad and learn more about... The McCain-Palin 2008 Team http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102868/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:16:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102784/posts CHICAGO--John McCain's campaign ads use "false and misleading statements" about the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers, according to an analysis by FactCheck.org. FactCheck.org conclusion Voters may differ in how they see Ayers, or how they see Obama's interactions with him. We're making no judgment calls on those matters. What we object to are the McCain-Palin campaign's attempts to sway voters - in ads and on the stump - with false and misleading statements about the relationship, which was never very close. Obama never "lied" about this, just as he never bragged about it. The foundation they both worked... Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102784/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:25:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102741/posts Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, locked in an increasingly tight and bitter election contest with Democrat Al Franken, said Friday that his campaign would halt negative advertising in a race recently dominated by it. Coleman, a Republican, said the unstable economy demands that the race focus on issues. He said he would also ask independent groups advertising on his behalf to pull negative ads, although by law they are not required to do so. "I decided I was not all that interested in returning to Washington for another six years based on the judgment of voters that I was not as... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102741/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102631/posts ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 10 /Standard Newswire/ -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest web ad, entitled "ACORN." The ad highlights Barack Obama's involvement with ACORN, a group now accused of widespread voter fraud across the country and accused of advocating for the very type of home loans that have led to today's financial crisis. For ACORN, Barack Obama was a critical organizer, and this year, client to the tune of $800,000. As the spotlight turns to ACORN's efforts to defraud our electoral process, Barack Obama owes the American people the truth about his involvement in this group. VIEW THE WEB... standardnewswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102631/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:55:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101741/posts Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of primetime television on CBS and NBC, sources confirm. The Obama campaign is producing a nationwide pitch to voters that will air on at least two broadcast networks. The ad will run Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. -- less than a week before the general election. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101741/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 22:01:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098853/posts The National Rifle Assn. is about to turn up the volume on its campaign against Barack Obama, airing more ads taking him to task over his gun record. Starting as early as Sunday, the NRA will be airing a new batch of spots in more battleground states, such as Ohio, Virginia and Florida. As colleague Noam Levey reported back in June, some say the NRA is losing sway. But Democrats, who generally favor restrictions on guns, still shy away from the issue, particularly in must-win swing states. The NRA already is up with spots in Colorado, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098853/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098227/posts Branding his opponent as "erratic in a crisis," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans. Obama officials call it political jujitsu - turning the attacks back on the attacker. McCain officials had said early in the weekend that they plan to begin advertising after Tuesday’s debate that will tie Obama to convicted money launderer Tony Rezko and former Weathermen radical William Ayers. But Obama isn't waiting to respond. His campaign is going up Monday on national cable stations with a scathing ad saying: “Three quarters... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098227/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097832/posts Right Change turns Obama's "yes we can" slogan on its head. Another good ad. You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097832/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 05:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095077/posts The conservative Judicial Confirmation Network goes up today with an ad reminding voters in two key states about Obama's ties to Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright. Representatives for the group say it will be a "$1 million ad and grassroots effort" around the veep debate tomorrow and the opening of the new Supreme Court session Monday. It will air on networks in the smaller and more inexpensive markets across Ohio and Michigan. In Ohio, Zanesville, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown, and Wheeling-Steubenville. In Michigan, Marquette, Traverse City-Cadillac, Lansing, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Alpena. They're also buying time in Erie, Pennsylvania. politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095077/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095026/posts Washington, DC -- Planned Parenthood is running a new television commercial that makes the now-disproved charge that John McCain running mate Sarah Palin forced rape victims to pay for rape kits. The charge picked up mainstream media steam in previous weeks but has been rebutted as completely false. LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095026/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:30:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094894/posts Video from NRA by a US Soldier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hvhZgUhpCE youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094894/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2092745/posts McCain might as well just flat out call Obama corrupt. This is hardball offense and is a good contrast between McCain the reformer who will clean up Washington versus the slimiest most corrupt type of Washington politician. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2092745/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:07:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092299/posts What exactly is the change we're supposed to believe in this election year? That Barack Obama represents a new kind of politics? Or is change tied to hope, as in we hope he re-morphs from typical negative-ad-slinging pol back to magical new Obamassiah once he's safely elected president? Does Obama even know? In his ad "Plan for Change," Obama decries the "petty attacks and distractions" of the campaign. "Bitter partisan fights" won't solve our problems, he says. What will? "A new spirit of unity and shared responsibility." That ad is in English. In Spanish, he has a very different message,... Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092299/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092539/posts ADRIAN, Mich. - A television advertisement by the National Rifle Association featuring Scott Siefert of Ogden Township is scheduled to begin airing Wednesday in Michigan. In the ad Seifert outlines his support for the right to keep and bear arms, and criticizes Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, for his gun-control positions. In one part of the ad, Seifert states: “Because I believe in traditional American values, go to church, exercise my right to own a firearm, Barack Obama says IÂ’m bitter. Well, IÂ’m not bitter; IÂ’m blessed.” The ad, “Way of Life,” already has aired in several other... Adrian Daily Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092539/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:40:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091937/posts GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has painted a grim picture in a new Web video aimed at getting record voter turnout - a John McCain victory. The YouTube video, posted but not released to reporters, features a mock MSNBC projection that Mr. McCain "wins" the Nov. 4 contest, 51 percent to 49 percent for Mr. Obama. "John McCain elected 44th president" and "Voter turnout lower than expected" are the mock captions with an MSNBC "Breaking News" headline under a smiling Mr. McCain. "It doesn't have to be that way," flashes across the screen before the clip sends voters... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091937/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:55:07 GMT