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DEL.ICIO.USWhat Obama and McCain are spending in Georgia
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Politico.com is reporting that Democratic presidential presumptive Barack Obama has spent $1.6 million in advertising in Georgia.
The article was focused on Obama’s ability to use his surplus of cash to do battle in states that ought to belong to Republican John McCain:
A Politico analysis of the candidates’ spending in Georgia — not including advertising — since January 2007 found that overall, McCain has spent $441,895 to Obama’s $335,671.
But half of McCain’s cash, $220,613, has gone to three people, all of whom are fundraising consultants.
In the most recent financial disclosure reports released last week, McCain lists 13 Georgia-related expenses for June, which total $46,723.
Almost all of the payments were related to a Savannah campaign stop in May. McCain hasn’t hired any full-time field staff in Georgia and he’s not running any commercials on television there.
Obama listed 22 Georgia payments in his June financial disclosure form totaling $11,503. Of them, 13 were staff payroll costs. Since June 20, he’s aired $1.6 million in positive, biographical advertisements on Georgia stations, according to Evan Tracey, founder of the Campaign Media Analysis Group.
“They are treating the money they spent in the primaries as organizational investments and relying on them to form the foundation for the general election,” said Anthony Corrado, a nonpartisan campaign finance expert.
Comments
By The Love Hack
July 31, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
McCain campaign is on idle. Obama’s campaign is on idol.
I wrote that tuesday. Wednesday, McCain aired the celebrity idol comparison to Paris and Brittany.
If you want to know what’s going on from the horse’s mouth, read my blogs.
Obama 08: Insert America here.
McCain 08: Inert American here.
By Churchill
July 31, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
So I came home from work last night, and as I do from time to time, I decided to turn on PMSNBC to see what the libs were saying. Some show with a panel was on. Usual suspects: three libs, one of them being that odd looking fellow, Rachel Maddow and one conservative. I think it was Pat Buchanan. Anyway, they were talking about Obama and Ludacris and playing this dirtbag thug’s song about Obama. It was unbelievable. Obama’s pals seem to have it in for him. This song will offend the same group of voters that Obama so desperately needs. It kinda reminds me of the Rev. Wright debacle. I think Obama has been “Rev. Wrighted” by Ludacris. I love it. Peace.