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Stephanopoulos: Obama Outspending McCain 3 to 1 in Battleground Ads
October 08, 2008 7:32 PM
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: A day after they squared off against each other in Nashville, Tenn., for their second debate, the campaigns of both John McCain and Barack Obama expressed frustration with the format.
The candidates felt that the stilted, disjointed format of what was supposed to be a town hall-style debate made it harder for them to make their cases, Obama and McCain campaign aides tell ABC News.
The McCain campaign was further frustrated that their candidate didn't get more credit for the proposal that he made at the top of the debate for the government to refinance the nation's troubled mortgages.
McCain needs to do three things with the remainder of this election: separate himself from President George W. Bush, make a case against Obama, and make a positive case for himself as a future president, and aides worry he didn't get a solid chance to do that during this last debate.
Obama's campaign was a bit more pleased with the outcome of the debate, especially with their candidate's tone, demeanor, and manner. The Obama campaign believes that over the course of these presidential debates Obama is reassuring voters that he can handle the job of president.
The Obama campaign has already created an ad out based on a moment from last night's debate when the Illinois senator called health care a "right" for every American. It's something they think voters will pay attention to in the last weeks of the campaign.
Today Obama campaigned in Indiana, a state that up until a couple months ago, few thought he would have a chance in.
But with poll numbers showing Obama leading McCain nationally and in many key battleground states, the Obama campaign is playing in a much wider electoral map than McCain right now. Even if Obama doesn't win Indiana, he is forcing McCain to spend time and money in a state once thought reliably red -- a key strategy for Obama.
Even more importantly, Obama is outspending McCain 3 to 1 in key battleground states. We're seeing the incredible fundraising machine that Obama has put in place kick into gear in the final weeks of the campaign.
Over the last week, Obama has spent over $7 million more than McCain and the Republican National Committee spent in the battleground states.
McCain spent $10, 855, 000 while Obama spent $17, 445, 000 in overall ad spending during Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, according to TNSMI/Campaign Media Analysis Group and the University of Wisconsin advertising project.
In Florida during that same period Obama spent $2,213, 000 in media ads while McCain spent $659, 000.
In Ohio McCain spent $1,727,000 to Obama's whopping $2, 218,000 during that same period.
It's a big advantage for Obama going into the final weeks of the campaign.
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A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project, almost every TV ad run by John McCain’s campaign over the past week has been negative, compared to about 34 percent of those run by Barack Obama’s campaign
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That's the Pub message:
"We suck, but listen to this accusation"
Posted by: McCain = McSame = McLame | Oct 8, 2008 7:38:42 PM
Gallop has Obama up by 11%!
Keep up your lame attacks Palin, you're 15 minutes are almost up!
Posted by: See Ya! | Oct 8, 2008 7:40:08 PM
Well Wisconsin Advertising Project, needs to haul their butts to where I live. We have seen 100% negative adds from Obama, and not just once or twice a day, everyday every commercial break. Today is actually the first day I have seen an add from O that wasn't nasty.
Posted by: samhiguchi | Oct 8, 2008 7:41:51 PM
Too bad he was frustrated with the debate. Next time he should insist on allowing only Republican plants to ask questions. And his opponent, can only speak after he raises his hand, staying quiet until McCain grants him the right to open his mouth.
Posted by: doug | Oct 8, 2008 7:42:04 PM
Never contributed to a campaign in my life, but have sent a dozen donations to Obama.
I'm looking forward to Obama taking VA.
As long as he stays positive and McCain and Palin stick with their smear campaign, it going to be a blow out.
What they don't get is the only people who are interested in the rediculous "associations" attacks are the people already voting for them.
No one else cares. People have seen the swift boat Rovian politics before and it's just not going to work.
And since McCain and Palin have nothing to offer other than a bunch of psuedo-patriotic flag waving platitudes, they have no choice but to keep attacking.
Obama/Biden - the team with vision and a plan for America.
McCain/Palin - "I'll get back to you on that"
Posted by: Rachel in VA | Oct 8, 2008 7:46:14 PM
For what it's worth 80% of the people Gallup calss hang up on them.
Posted by: Joe | Oct 8, 2008 7:46:20 PM
samhiguchi,
Is that you? Still whining about this schlacking McCain and his parrot Palin are going to get November 4th?
Is that you who said McCain would win this election "handily"? Man, you've been sipping on the buttermilk, huh?
Well, only two weeks have gone by and McCain is standing next to an open hole 6 feet deep with one foot in it and the other has on one of Palin's heels on while standing on a banana peel.
IT'S OVER PAL. "You betcha"! WINK
POTUS OBAMA - IT'S A LOCK
Posted by: Nat Turner | Oct 8, 2008 7:47:26 PM
Too bad he was frustrated with the debate. Next time he should insist on allowing only Republican plants to ask questions. And his opponent, can only speak after he raises his hand, staying quiet until McCain grants him the right to open his mouth.
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Now that's funny!
Posted by: Truth Hurts The GOP | Oct 8, 2008 7:47:57 PM
An Unoriginal Question About William C. Ayers: Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman in the New York Times said the following:
"If John McCain had a long association with a guy who'd bombed abortion clinics, I don't think people would say, 'That's ancient history.' "
What if McCain had launched his political career in the living room of a former abortion clinic bomber who is now a respected professor at, say, a Christian college, who is unrepentant in his previous actions, but never charged with a crime, and was now pursuing a different avenue for his views ...
What if he'd given McCain a $200 campaign contribution eight years ago, and they'd served on a board together, and were "friendly" though they hadn't spoken in a while, and McCain had condemned his previous actions and didn't know him back then ...
What if right now McCain were ahead with a Republican wind blowing, and Obama were behind? What if Obama started attacking McCain about this guy? How would it look to you? How would the media react? And would it be a fair hit?
Watch the Hannity's America documentary which proves Sen. Obama had a closer relationship with the terror master than he admits.
OBAMA SHALL DESTROY ISRAEL!
Posted by: Hossein_Islam | Oct 8, 2008 7:49:56 PM
*********PALIN: PROOF OBAMA IS A SAUDI PUPPET******
OBAMA'S MOST GUARDED SECRET: WHO PAID OBAMA'S TUITION? WHY OBAMA HAS NO OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOANS?
Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is very open about his two years at Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. During this time he had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. In the summer of 1981 after his second year in college, he made a 'round the world' trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommates family. Then off to Africa to visit his fathers family. Where Did He Get The Money For This Trip?
When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia? Its Not cheap! to say the least. Where Did He Get The Money For Tuition?
Student Loans? Maybe BUT where are the Loans then?
Saudi Prince Waleed Bin Taleed, paid Obama's trip and Tuition. This is a very guarded secret that Obama refuses to talk about.
After Columbia he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was already living in New York.
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The Saudi Prince ordered Obama to take charge of ACORN and the election fraud machinery that they were organizing there.
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Obama soon entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School? Where Did He Get The Money?????
Prince Alwaleed Bin Taleed paid Obama's tuition again. Now the Saudis own Obama.
In 2005 Obama purchased a new home in the Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million. Just down the street from Louis Farrakahns' Home, and very near the home of William Ayers. With all those student loans - Where Did He Get The Money For The Property???
On the same day Antoin Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price.
The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obamas new home was purchased. Obama met with Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.
The Saudi Prince and Muslims own Obama, he's just a Saudi puppet.
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B O Y C O T T
OPRAH , CNN , NBC , ABC , NEW YORK TIMES , CBS , NAACP
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Re-Copy!,Re-Post! This will be Censored by Topix jihadis! and the Muslims of Politico.com
Posted by: Fuke_Obama | Oct 8, 2008 7:50:41 PM
Obama will go down like a pusssie that he is!
Go McCain!
Posted by: Pusser | Oct 8, 2008 7:52:16 PM
Georgy boy, we know where your casting your vote. This poll crap is just what
it is. IF the damn media think they
know you is going to win, tell me why do
we vote in this country.
Do me a favor and shut your mouth, the
people will decide who wins this.
Hope it's not Hussein...............
Posted by: Joey | Oct 8, 2008 7:55:39 PM
This is really poetic justice, because you see how fast he blows through campaign contributions? He will blow through your tax dollars twice as fast. Vote Obama and vote yourself out of a job, because if he is elected, small business owners will be forced to lay people off.
Posted by: Mack | Oct 8, 2008 7:57:57 PM
He can afford to outspend him with all his illegal dontations! Hey Doug sorry you wasted your money supporting this radical! His past will be coming home to haunt his A**! To all the people who will be voting for McCain you better load up on your Guns and Ammo because the will be coming after us! Just like ACORN not able to pull the wool over the eyes of the election boards in Main/Missouri/Flordia/ Penn / Ohio, Obama will not be able to pull the wool over the American People's eyes
Posted by: chuck | Oct 8, 2008 7:59:05 PM
He can afford to outspend him with all his illegal dontations! Hey Doug sorry you wasted your money supporting this radical! His past will be coming home to haunt his A**! To all the people who will be voting for McCain you better load up on your Guns and Ammo because the will be coming after us! Just like ACORN not able to pull the wool over the eyes of the election boards in Main/Missouri/Flordia/ Penn / Ohio, Obama will not be able to pull the wool over the American People's eyes
Posted by: chuck | Oct 8, 2008 7:59:19 PM
-- B O Y C O T T --
Why on earth would you want to boycott media? Is that what you base your vote on? If so, please do America a favor and sit at home on election day.
Thankfully, there are intelligent people out there who actually look at the issues and which direction each candidate will take this country, and will be voting for what is right for the country, not what is right for their party or what is right for their ego.
Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 7:59:59 PM
Look up tax and spend liberal.
Posted by: Mack | Oct 8, 2008 8:02:10 PM
-- He will blow through your tax dollars twice as fast --
Please be specific as to how?
Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 8:03:47 PM
*********PALIN: PROOF OBAMA IS A SAUDI PUPPET******
OBAMA'S MOST GUARDED SECRET: WHO PAID OBAMA'S TUITION? WHY OBAMA HAS NO OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOANS?
Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is very open about his two years at Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. During this time he had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. In the summer of 1981 after his second year in college, he made a 'round the world' trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommates family. Then off to Africa to visit his fathers family. Where Did He Get The Money For This Trip?
When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia? Its Not cheap! to say the least. Where Did He Get The Money For Tuition?
Student Loans? Maybe BUT where are the Loans then?
Saudi Prince Waleed Bin Taleed, paid Obama's trip and Tuition. This is a very guarded secret that Obama refuses to talk about.
After Columbia he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was already living in New York.
--------
The Saudi Prince ordered Obama to take charge of ACORN and the election fraud machinery that they were organizing there.
----------
Obama soon entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School? Where Did He Get The Money?????
Prince Alwaleed Bin Taleed paid Obama's tuition again. Now the Saudis own Obama.
In 2005 Obama purchased a new home in the Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million. Just down the street from Louis Farrakahns' Home, and very near the home of William Ayers. With all those student loans - Where Did He Get The Money For The Property???
On the same day Antoin Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price.
The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obamas new home was purchased. Obama met with Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.
The Saudi Prince and Muslims own Obama, he's just a Saudi puppet.
----------
B O Y C O T T
OPRAH , CNN , NBC , ABC , NEW YORK TIMES , CBS , NAACP
----------
Re-Copy!,Re-Post! This will be Censored by Topix jihadis! and the Muslims of Politico.com
http://www. obamaunveiled. com
Posted by: Pusser | Oct 8, 2008 8:05:10 PM
I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don't have much of a vision for the future or you're not ready to articulate it.
Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 8:07:33 PM
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