Obama Dramatically Ramping Up Overall Ad Spending; Now Outgunning McCain

[babylonsister]

Obama Dramatically Ramping Up Overall Ad Spending; Now Outgunning McCain
By Greg Sargent - September 23, 2008, 6:22PM


In a sign that the Obama campaign is getting serious about tapping his financial advantage over McCain with six weeks to go, Obama's overall spending on TV ads has jumped 50% in the last two weeks, while McCain's has held steady -- and Obama is now outspending his rival even as he's up on the air in more states.

In the week ending Sept. 21, Obama spent $9.4 million on TV ads in roughly 15 states, up from $6.5 million in the week that ended two weeks ago, Evan Tracey, who tracks national ad buys for the Campaign Media Analysis Group, tells me. Tracey's analysis is based on fresh data he obtained this afternoon.

Obama's increased spending -- which has gone up at the rate of over 20% per week over the past three weeks -- is largely fueled by boosts in spending in Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, according to Tracey.

"They're ramping up," Tracey says. "They're cranking up the volume."

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[demokatgurrl]

1. Thanks for the reminder....

time to make another donation.

[TlalocW]

2. Rope-a-Dope

Obama let McCain get in his shots and jabbed back. Now that it's the last few rounds, and McCain has exhausted all his attacks and is swinging wildly (making mistakes), it's time to start thumping on him.

TlalocW

[LynneSin]

3. Have you seen the money graph for the US - Obama is flushed in cash bigtime!!

http://www.newsmeat.com/

There are only 10 states where McCain has more money than Obama. You add up those electorial votes for where McCain is ahead that's a mere 100 electorial votes.

But the biggest key is the concept that Obama is leading big time in some of the toss-up states out there like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Michigan.

And Obama is playing it smart by keeping himself visible with ads but come the home stretch he'll be able to flood the key markets to help secure the win.

[babylonsister]

4. I think and hope this election will be a real blowout; I know the m$m

is trying desperately to keep this a horse race, but I just don't see it. I hope the debates are overwhelming convincing that Obama is the man with the plan, for all of us.

[TheDonkey]

5. Here we go!

[hogwyld]

6. Isn't it going to be ironic

to have McPailin defeated by the same tactic that Raygun used to help defeat the Soviets?

[Arugula Latte]

7. Pummel that rat bastard!

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