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The big three states for ads

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor October 28, 2008 06:17 PM

If the ad dollars show where the candidates think the race will be won or lost, then the real battlegrounds next Tuesday are Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Nielsen Media Research reported this afternoon that Barack Obama and John McCain aired about three-fourths of their swing-state spots in those three states, which combined offer 68 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.

McCain tripled his ad buy in the seven key swing states, which also include Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, from Sunday to Monday to about 1,350 airings. But he still trailed Obama, who aired nearly 2,900.

Nielsen's numbers include national and local ads, as well as syndicated advertising, but not local cable ads.

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I hope McCain will win -- that will put to rest the assumption that more ads translates into more votes. The more I see Obama's ad, the more I find him disgusting.

Posted by mk October 28, 08 07:45 PM
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McCain's ads hurt him because they are obvious negative lies. He needs to find something positive to have a chance and not old war stories.

Posted by Libertarian October 28, 08 10:11 PM
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This is going to be an Obama landslide. I hope Obama will make a transformational President who will lift the country out of the current mess to greater heights. A new glorious age of USA will be under President Obama.

Posted by Steve Chinnasamy October 29, 08 12:48 PM
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