Friday, October 31, 2008
9:33 AM
Obama outspends McCain on late Wisconsin ads
Barack Obama outspent John McCain 5-to-1 on TV ads in Wisconsin for the
week that ended Oct. 28, according to new numbers from the Wisconsin
Advertising Project.
Obama spent just more than $1 million in the state, while McCain spent
$202,000 here.
Nationally, Obama spent $21.5 million on TV for the week, and that does
not include the 30-minute spot he aired last Wednesday night on national
networks. McCain spent nearly $7.5 million nationally, while the RNC
kicked in another $6.7 million and independent groups spent $2.2
million.
Unlike past reports from the group, no Wisconsin media market made the
top 20 list for number of ads aired there for the week, another sign of how
the state is breaking for Obama. In some surveys, as many as four
Wisconsin markets have been in the top 20.
Other than Philadelphia/Harrisburg, the rest of the top 20 markets all
broadcast into states won by President Bush four years ago. The report
found almost three-fourths of the TV ads were aired in red states as
well with Obama spending just more than $15 million there and McCain
and the RNC combining for $11.3 million in ads in those states.
Iowa and North Carolina were the only states where McCain and the RNC
had combined to outspend Obama.
See the release for more details.
-- By Staff
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