Obama Aims TV Ads at Younger Voters; "one of most multi-layered ad campaigns in history"

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: New York Times

Senator Barack Obama is ramping up his efforts to boost turnout in November among younger voters.

Officials at MTV Networks report that he has bought commercial time on three of its networks, Comedy Central, VH1 and Spike, and that his ads could begin running on those outlets as early as Thursday.

Until this year, MTV’s networks did not accept political advertising, and Mr. Obama becomes the first presidential campaign to buy time with them, an official at MTV said.

Mr. Obama’s latest purchase of advertising adds yet another layer to what has been one of the most multi-layered, presidential advertising campaigns in history, reaching all sorts of voters with specially tailored messages on their specially tailored outlets....

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/obama-aims-tv-ads-at-younger-voters/

[jeff30997]

1. "among younger voters"

You mean he's aiming at the 50-60 years old?Wow! I'm not sure the Babyboomers are on his side.

[Nambe]

2. Do you mean babbyboomers like the Clinton's?

And the Obama campaign is doing this while the rich guy spends our tax money on his smear campaign. It is not a perfect world.

[melody]

3. I'm a babyboomer as is my husband. We're both Obama backers. n/t