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Obama Ramps Up Ad Spending
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Talking Points Memo: Obama overall spending on TV ads has jumped 50% in the last two weeks, while McCain’s has held steady. ...

Best sign yet that Obama is making a play for Florida
Jonathan Martin's Blog — The unspoken if widely shared view in the political class has been that Florida was going to be a big lift for Obama this year. But new polling out today shows him with a small lead there, he spent part of last weekend in the state and he's back there now prepping for the debate. Yet all that pales compared to the evidence tonight from ad-watching guru Evan Tracey, by way of TPM's Greg Sargent: 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, ...

Obama ramps up ad spending
Ben Smith's Blog —   Greg Sargent reports that Obama is steadily ramping up his ad spending, and Halperin has word of an ad starring Lily Ledbetter (which, a reader points out, has been up on YouTube for several days).

Ramping Up
Talking Points Memo — ... Obama's TV ad spending has jumped, according to the latest figures provided to TPM Election Central, especially in Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and Pennsylvania (while scaling back in Missouri). ...

Today's Polls, 9/23
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... Obama also got good numbers today in Wisconsin, Florida and the Pacific Northwest. Oregon and Washington just aren't likely to play a starring role this year, or so it seems. Florida, meanwhile, is really starting to nip at Ohio's heels, and the Obama campaign has noticed, ramping up their ad spending in the state. ...

MORNING READ
News — ... has granted interviews too—appear to be jealous, as they continue to report on Palin’s inaccessibility, NewsBusters’ Brent Baker claims. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Palin Costs McCain an Endorsement - Todd Beeton, MyDD [image] McCain Is Losing the Bailout War - P. Ruffini, The Next Right [image] McCain Camp Lies Again - Hunter, Daily Kos [image] Bernanke Finally Spills the Beans - blackhedd, RedState [image] Obama Ramps Up Spending - G. Sargent, TPM Election Central [image] Key Bailout ...

Obama Ramps Up Ad Spending
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — TPM: "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." ...

Obama Dramatically Ramping Up Overall Ad Spending; Now Outgunning McCain
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — This is great news. This is what your donations to the Obama campaign do. They let them buy ads. Lots of ads. Lots and lots and lots more than John McCain can afford. And ads work. They really work. Please give again to Obama if you can, and if you haven't reached the limits by law yet (you can give a maximum of $2300 for the primary (which is over) and then another $2300 for the general election (which is now), by clicking on the box to the left. From TPM Election Central: In a sign that the Obama campaign is getting serious about tapping his ...

Suspension of Suspension
Newshoggers.com — ... It doesn't mean your viral web ads go away. As far as I've read, it doesn't mean suspending polling or political messaging generally. None of these free-media aspects are exactly small, in this campaign age. So 'Suspension' means a freeze of spending on the biggest budget item in a campaign (TV advertising) and nothing else while loudly proclaiming one's virtue.  I wonder why this is the case?  Could it be a response to this TPM Election Central report from earlier in the week? Obama's overall spending ...