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Stephanopoulos: Obama Outspending McCain 3 to 1 in Battleground Ads

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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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Hey George

We all know you're a democrat....
Stop supporting Obama and the liberal
media.....
Amaricans will vote november 4th
and you don't know to who they will
vote......
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE SILENT VOTER,
THE BUBBA VOTER AND THR REDNECK VOTER..
The above group will vote in november..

Did you check the voters in Florida,
Pennsylvania and Ohio???????????
Did you hear the reporters???????
Check the PBS NEWS HOUR.........You
might learn about REAL VOTERS IN U.S.A.

Best choice is:
McCAIN/PALIN '08

Posted by: Nicholas | Oct 8, 2008 8:09:33 PM

--Thanks, Fuke_Obama. Now we know the truth. Obama is owned by the
Muslims. Just as he stated in his book. He will stand up for the Muslims.

Posted by: Marla | Oct 8, 2008 8:10:07 PM

Ironic that those voting for McCain, citing Obama has muslim ties fail to realize that McCain directly supported, in both funding and with arms, islamic terrorists.

Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 8:13:52 PM

Mr Obama has to spend that much and more. His program used on the people will not work unless he can keep it in their face 24/7.

It will not work unless he can get the people and the country to desperation.

Probably the reason he is doing the opposite of what he should to encouarge and get the economy moving up.

For a win?

His doom and Gloom and and keeping on the front page of the head lines is doing more harm to this country and the economy than anything else.

Posted by: seah | Oct 8, 2008 8:16:20 PM

I can see why this country is going down the tubes by the bigoted ignorance found on all too many posts here and elsewhere on the internet. Hate speech has always been around, but now it has wings and then some. By the way, read the Constitution some time about there being no religious test for holding office. It's been there since 1789.

Posted by: bhciapol | Oct 8, 2008 8:17:54 PM

-- I can see why this country is going down the tubes by the bigoted ignorance found on all too many posts here and elsewhere on the internet. --

No doubt. fear and intolerance without actually looking at the issues. The McCain campaign is getting desperate and resorting to desperate measures, as are his so called supporters.

Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 8:23:43 PM

and its all Fannie and Feddies money..

Posted by: Crp | Oct 8, 2008 8:29:10 PM

-- and its all Fannie and Feddies money.. --

Yeah, that's it.. the roughly $190K that McCain got from them and the roughly $130K that Obama got will pay for the millions they are spending on advertising.. If that were true, then they are magicians!

Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 8, 2008 8:32:44 PM

concerned ameI can see why this country is going down the tubes by the bigoted ignorance found on all too many posts here and elsewhere on the internetrican...you say this: "

you may be on to something...it may not be the politician's who are at fault for the messes they create...it may be the many ignorant people out there that vote without really knowing why.

Posted by: LordHelpLiberals | Oct 8, 2008 8:34:24 PM

And yet...100% of McCain's ads were negative, and only 34% of Obama's were.

*******
Anyway, I have donated $ to Obama so he COULD run ads!

Good job Obama! You keep running ads, I'll keep donating when i can!

Posted by: jds | Oct 8, 2008 9:01:24 PM

The TRUTH about blog poster "Fuke_Obama":

"Fuke_Obama" (we'll just call him/her F.O. from here on out) - a self confessed terrorist-was raised by bin Laden himself, and was sent to America to join a sleeper cell. After joining the secret terrorist cell, F.O. began a gay love affair with his/her fellow terrorists (yes, all of them) and spent day and night either making bombs to attack innocent americans, or engaging in radical sodomy.


F.O. later enrolled in the local community college to recruit more terrorists. F.O. excelled at this, and found 18 terrorists to participate in his next scheme. You know the rest of the story. On 9/11, F.O.s terrorist recruits flew into the twin towers.

F.O. hates America, pees on the flag, and kills puppies!

F.O. continues to work in a sleeper cell, to this day, and still strives to recruit more terrorists to his/her cause- when F.O. isn't being sodomized, i mean.

Copy this! Spread the truth!!!


Posted by: d | Oct 8, 2008 9:13:28 PM

Mr. Obama can buy Florida, Ohio and Pensylvannia, but he cannot buy my vote. He hasn't earn it with his politics and lies.

Posted by: young_voter | Oct 8, 2008 9:33:00 PM

I am so tired of watching & reading this campaign on ABC. They have been SO biased. George it is so obvious who you are voting for. I always thought that a GOOD reporter was objective. No opinion. Just the facts. George, your news shows are too full of YOUR opinion. Report the news as it is and stop sharing all your one sided opinions.

Posted by: Susan T | Oct 8, 2008 10:06:51 PM

hey fuke_Obama...can you cite any sources for your information?

Posted by: kurt | Oct 8, 2008 10:27:40 PM

Fellow Democrats...as Obama would tell you....Now is the time! Vote early and Vote often!

Posted by: Mr. Democrat | Oct 8, 2008 11:28:13 PM

LOL: "The Saudi Prince ordered Obama to take charge of ACORN and the election fraud machinery that they were organizing there."

OK, that's a new one. Either they are getting very creative or someone is getting their slanders mixed up. I somehow doubt the Saudis know anything about ACORN. They don't have to worry about anyone voting anyway.

Posted by: jock59801 | Oct 8, 2008 11:46:11 PM

It us astounding to me that people can even think about voting against their own seld-interests. Some of the bloggers here are so absorbed by prejudice and bias they cannot see the forest for the trees.

Today McCain called us "fellow prisoners" and did not so much as catch his mistake.Is he still so embedded in his POW days that he cannot tell Americans from prisoners? Or is his health catching up with the senility that seems to permeate his brain.

McCain does not know world geography, he does not know Petraesus position in the military hierarchy, he wants to buy the mortgages of home owners - a provision already in the bailout bill, he wants to spend $10 billion dollars a month in Iraq when the Iraq government is holding billions of dollars in surplus, Cindy accused Senator Obama today of voting against funding the troops - forgetting to mention, of course, that McCain also voted against the same funding bill, etc., etc,,
etc. And the beat goes on......

God gave people a brain that holds reasoning power. Apparently some people on this blog have sealed their reasoning power in a drawer until after the election.

Posted by: sandy | Oct 8, 2008 11:51:01 PM

When he left the post-debate meet-and-greet early, McCain seemed to know in his heart of hearts that he'd lost, not just the debate, but the election. Why else abandon the stage and the cameras to Barack and Michelle? Still, at least through Nov. 3, he has to go back out on the stump. And out there he's a prisoner of his party's ideology (and of Steve Schmidt, Karl Rove, and that awful moose-skinner who's angling for his place on the ticket), forced to mouth slurs and phony policy proposals that demean the straight-talking character that once made him so popular with independents. That ought to make anyone angry, and McCain seems barely able to contain his rage.

It's not as if the crowd can't see that savage repression. All those folks screaming "Kill him!" and "Treason!" and "Terrorist!"--they want McCain to let loose his demons. They want the warrior to slash and burn, they want him to take no prisoners.

They have no idea that John McCain is his own worst prisoner. And jailer too.

Posted by: sandy | Oct 9, 2008 12:05:58 AM


People all over the world support the great Obama. Palistineans, Iranians, Venezuelans, Weather Underground, North Koreans, Taliban, Al Qaeda are all donating tons of money to his campaign so they will have a terrorist buddy in the White House.

Posted by: Rad Muslims 4 Obama | Oct 9, 2008 12:15:41 AM

Rad - like I said - bias and prejudice - reasoning power in a drawer - lies and distortions - you are a prime example.

Posted by: sandy | Oct 9, 2008 12:27:41 AM

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