Giuliani's recent 'media only' NH campaign

As Rudy Giuliani releases yet another television ad for Boston/NH market today it brings to light the fact the former New York mayor has been on television in New Hampshire a lot more than he has been to the state himself.

While other front-runners Mitt Romney and John McCain spent days in the state just last week, Giuliani hasn't been in the state since a morning breakfast event on Monday, Nov. 26, nearly three weeks ago. There is no date certain for when he will return. (Mike Huckabee is scheduled to be in the state tomorrow and stay through the weekend.)

(Update: The campaign pointed out that Giuliani was on the Seacoast Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.)

But in those three weeks when he has been out of the state he is spending a lot of money on WMUR-TV. University of New Hampshire professor Dante Scala noted in his blog Giuliani is spending about $175,000 per week on that station alone. For comparison, Mitt Romney is spending more than $250,000 per week on the same station.

Giuliani New Hampshire chairman Wayne Semprini said he doesn't understand why there are questions about the campaign's commitment to the state citing 20 different campaign trips to the state this year.

"The campaign spends more time in New Hampshire than any other state," said Semprini. "It is our number one state for political trips."