Official Swing State List: Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and NH

[cthulu2016]

These are the eight states Romney is buying more ads in, after pulling back in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Of the eight states, at least six of them are states Romney "should" win, and he may well win some of them, but obviously none of them are in the bag.

Note that "campaign does not discuss ad buys." This is fascinating to me because somehow Karl Rove's "independent" PACs knew to stop advertising in PA, WI and MI at the same time Romney did. I think that quote was supposed to be, "The campaign does not discuss ad buys WITH YOU."

As the Democratic convention wraps up Thursday, the Romney campaign is preparing to launch a new round of ad buys worth $4.5 million in eight swing states, according to NBC News.

NBC News pegs his ad spending at roughly $1 million in Florida, Ohio and Virginia; $600,000 in North Carolina and additional funds in Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire.

Two Romney spokespersons declined requests from TPM to confirm or dispute the figures. One said the campaign does not discuss ad buys.

The news comes alongside a report that the Romney campaign and his allies have pulled their ads from the battleground states of Michigan -- the candidate's home state -- and Pennsylvania.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/report-romney-launches-45-million-ad-buy-in

[Auntie Bush]

1. " preparing to launch a new round of ad buys "

That's because the old ones are all based on PROVEN lies.
They have to be redone...but what the hell can they base them on?

[sdfernando]

2. un-proven lies..that will work for a day or two /nt

[cthulu2016]

3. The new ones will be even bigger lies

I won't be surprised if they put out even more offensive versions of the welfare and medicare ads

[yardwork]

5. The ads will be extremely racist, I predict.

We're about to get a barrage of over the top racist ads in those states.

I don't think that it will work.

[Auntie Bush]

9. Those dog whistles will be piercing my ear drums.

I'd better go out and buy some ear plugs.
Thank goodness my state isn't one of those toss ups. No nasty ads here...not a one!

[yardwork]

4. They've given up on their own home states.

Given up on MI (where Romney was born) and WI (Ryan's home state). How embarrassing for them.

I don't think that Romney/Ryan can win in Ohio if they've given up on Michigan.

[BlueStreak]

6. Over what time period?

Saying they are spending a million in Florida is a completely meaningless statement without so indication of the spend rate.

Either way, $6.5 million is not a particularly large ad buy for a campaign that supposedly has hundreds of millions available to spend. That actually sounds low unless they are talking about spending that much in the next 4 days.

[sadbear]

7. Which six states "should" Romney win?

Didn't President Obama win all of those states back in 2008?

[BlueStreak]

10. If he concedes PA, MI, and WI, then Romney must win

all of these: FL, NC, VA, and Ohio
plus one of the other 4.

If he can't win NC, then there is nothing to discuss.

FL and OH are close enough that the election fraud could carry those for Romney. I think VA will be the real problem for him.

Obama is ahead in the other 4 (NV, CO, IA, and NH), but Romney could pick off one of those.

So at this point, it really comes down to VA. If Romney loses in VA he has no chance. If he wins in VA, he has a good chance.

It does make one wonder why he picked Ryan if he was going to walk away from WI so easily. He might have been better off picking the VA Governor.

[librechik]

8. by inches--and corrupt officials. Scott Gessler Repub SOS in CO after suppressing votes

Goes on TV to brag about how he is protecting votes! Very half assed, too!