poor baby did the mean man fill your head with facts instead of GOP propaganda ?
On Oct 30, 6:12 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it may take years to remove the stench from the air waves after this > massive half hour of pollution. > > On Oct 30, 5:56 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > .Obama ad dominates > > airwaveshttp://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-ads30-2008oct... > > The 30-minute national TV spot targets the last remaining undecided > > voters. Volunteers for the Democrat's campaign gather for the event to > > do the same by placing phone calls. > > By Cathleen Decker > > October 30, 2008 > > Barack Obama's 30-minute campaign commercial Wednesday night was not > > merely a tactical decision to carpet-bomb millions of Americans in > > pursuit of a few thousand undecided voters who can dictate the outcome > > of the presidential campaign. > > > Aired on seven network and cable stations, the ad served as a national > > get-out-the-vote organizing tool for Obama operatives. It offered even > > the swiftest channel-flipper the chance to see Obama looking > > presidential, helping to condition voters to that possibility. And > > once again it proved to John McCain, and everyone else, how Obama's > > deep pool of campaign cash has allowed him to rewrite the rules of the > > campaign. > > > As the years-long pursuit entered its final days, the Democrat's > > commercials were pelting important electoral states, trying to smother > > efforts by McCain to diminish Obama's lead in polls of voters > > nationally and in most of the states likely to decide the result. > > > According to an accounting by the Neilsen television research company, > > the Illinois senator was running more than twice as many ads across > > the country as McCain, even after the Republican increased his > > television buys. > > > The closing days of national campaigns are usually an exercise in > > frustrating choices, with decisions made over which dollars can be > > spared for a host of competing needs. Even if a campaign decides it > > should make a move, financial constraints can make it impossible to > > pull off. Because of its wealth, Obama's campaign has faced that > > dilemma less often. > > > On Tuesday, for example, McCain ran 1,543 ads across the nation. Obama > > ran 3,160, according to the Neilsen survey, and as with McCain, most > > were aired in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. > > > That meant it was more than twice as easy to hear Obama's message as > > McCain's. > > > "At some point, the tonnage of Obama commercials makes it difficult > > for McCain to get his message out," said Ken Goldstein, a University > > of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist who studies political > > advertising. > > > The half-hour Obama ad was a classic closing commercial, with a > > positive tone that belied the hand-to-hand combat going on in key > > states, both on the air and on the ground. He did not mention the > > names of his opponents, Arizona Sen. McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah > > Palin, nor was there more than an elliptical reference to President > > Bush. > > > Instead, he presented himself as one who understands the fears of > > middle-class voters. Prominently mentioned were key electoral states, > > including Missouri, Ohio, New Mexico, Colorado and Florida. The film > > evoked Americana, opening with amber waves of grain. > > > Obama's words addressed a continued concern in his campaign that some > > voters remain unsure about his background, experience and proposals. > > Threaded through his policy prescriptions were references to his > > family background: his World War II veteran grandfather, Rosie-the- > > Riveter grandmother and a Midwestern-bred mother who would wake him at > > 4:30 a.m. for school lessons. > > > "In six days, we can choose an economy that rewards work and creates > > new jobs and fuels our prosperity, starting with the middle class," he > > said at the end of the program. > > > The 30-minute national ad is not an original concept. A star turn in a > > similar commercial for Barry Goldwater in 1964 helped propel Ronald > > Reagan into the California governor's office two years later. More > > recently, George H.W. Bush, Michael S. Dukakis and Ross Perot used > > extended ads. In this campaign, however, Obama was doing it alone, > > because he alone could afford it. > > > "If you have the money, you spend it," USC political analyst Sherry > > Bebitch Jeffe said. > > > Though the program closed with a plea for votes, it served other > > purposes. Obama partisans held watch parties; in Los Angeles more than > > 100 people gathered to make thousands of phone calls to voters in > > Nevada, Missouri, New Mexico and Montana. > > > "We're in the turnout phase of the campaign," Democratic strategist > > Bill Carrick said. He said voters who watched the program might > > respond more positively because of the unexpected format. > > > "The mere fact that he's willing to talk longer, to be on longer, > > gives him more credibility," he said.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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