Obama 'flooding' Pennsylvania with TV ads

[JimGinPA]

I have seen 100's of Obama ads here in Central PA, both on network & cable since they started a week and a half ago. I've only seen 3 for Mrs. Clinton.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/obama_flooding_pennsylvania_wi.html

Sen. Barack Obama is outspending Sen. Hillary Clinton by about three-to-one in Pennsylvania’s television campaign, an independent analsyst says – a sign that, even if Obama cannot overcome Clinton’s apparent advantage in the April 22 primary there, Obama plans to make Clinton pay for the fight.

“He has dropped a couple million bucks in his first week on the air there,’’ says Evan Tracey, chief operating officer for Campaign Media Analysis, a TNS company, an independent analyst of campaign media advertising. “If you judged it against Clinton’s, in a basketball game, it would be a rout.’’

The Obama campaign is spending about $150,000 a day now on TV advertising in Pennsylvania, Tracey said in an interview with the Tribune today – compared with about $50,000 for the Clinton camp.

Since Obama turned on his TV campaign in the Keystone State on the 21st, Tracey said, he has spent about $2 million. Since Clinton started her ads there on the 25th, she has spent about $440,000.

“Part of it is putting his fundraising advantage to work,’’ Tracey said. “If he spends a lot there, she has to spend a lot to keep up with him…. He is buying at high levels, a strategy to bring her into a war of attrition she can’t afford.''


“Srategically there is no downside to it,’’ Tracey said. Obama “is not going to burn through his cash… He floods the state with a couple weeks of ads… If he doesn’t see any noticeable tick in the polls he might pull back….. But any dollar she spends in Pennsyvlania is a dollar she can’t spend in Indiana or North carolian…. Tactically, you are forcing her to get into a fight.’’

With a half-dozen media markets in Pennsylvania, the biggest and costliest are Philadelphia’s and Pittsburgh’s.

By one media account, Obama is purchasing close to 2,000 “gross ratings points’’ of advertising in these markets – enough for the typical viewer to see an an ad 20 times during a cycle of ads. But the quality of those points is also critical – with news programs and prime-time TV costing more money.

Obama has bought a lot of prime-time TV – putting close to 40 percent of his money into it, according to Tracey. That’s a good way to “expand your coalition,’’ he notes.

[saltpoint]

1. I hope the Clinton campaign has enough snow shovels to compete in Pennsylvania.

[KittyWampus]

20. I hope the vendors are getting their money from Hillary up front.

[hogwyld]

2. Sounds a lot like the Cold War stategy

Like the US employed during the '80s when we forced the Soviet Union into bankruptcy with our defense spending.

[Apollo11]

3. Mitt Romney proved you cannot buy the Presidency

All these ads might just serve to feed Obama-fatigue.

[SoonerPride]

12. Obama-fatigue? His numbers are rising and hers are sinking.

The people are tired of someone.

...........and it ain't Obama.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Due to all the free M$M press that Clinton gets, the people already have Clinton fatigue...

...and Obama ads are a nice change of pace.

[snooper2]

4. Time to finish this and take her out...

GOBAMA!

[olkaz]

5. This is brilliant. The Hillary campaign is going to go into more debt because of this.

He's forcing her to compete in a state she was supposed to win easily.

I'm telling you, Pennsylvania is the end of the line.

[susankh4]

6. If he can't win by a landslide

with all those ads... something is really wrong!

[olkaz]

7. Reducing expectations already?

Pennsylvania is supposed to be a big win for Hillary, let's not change the narrative.

[harun]

9. Nice try, but ads are for the fence sitters, a bunch of Hillary

supporters simply won't be swayed by any amount of ads and that is fine.

Obama's plan is to get it close, and I think he will eak out a win here (I live in PA).

[thereismore]

10. You forgot :sarcasm: Or do you really mean it?

:eyes:

[SoCalDem]

8. Bill's wife needs to pay her bills, and wrap this thing up

It's becoming obvious to all (except Mr & Mrs Bill), that this thing is almost over for them..

[democrattotheend]

30. Quit calling her "Bill's wife" and "Mrs. Bill"

I'm an Obama supporter but as a woman I find that insulting.

[DerekJ]

11. kick

[DerekJ]

13. kick

[JimGinPA]

19. Thanks

:hi:

[meow mix]

14. Pour it on!! nail her in the coffins!!

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[C_U_L8R]

16. Hillary is doing a great job

of defeating herself.

Today's Philly Metro

[Connie_Corleone]

17. Oh. That's sad. LOL!!

[quantass]

18. Clever man

[hogwyld]

21. Thanks Jim!

And a big kickety kick to the top!

[ginnyinWI]

22. I heard he was outspending 4-to-1

It was on KO on MSNBC. With three weeks left to campaign, the one with the most money has a definite advantage.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. Money talks.

:shrug:

[uponit7771]

24. I don't think it's a good idea to outspend her to that degree but as long as it's effective. The TV

...commercials etc have never been as effective as direct marketing.

[anonymous171]

25. He has to reach the "low information" voter.

Like in that other thread.

[AllentownJake]

26. She's flooding Radio

I have only seen on Clinton ad on Tv but have heard that 35 General ad on the radio about 2 dozen times in the past week. Only heard two Obama ads on the radio.

[JimGinPA]

28. I Don't Listen To Radio Much...

I listen to cd's when I'm in the car so I haven't heard either. Interesting though.

[thewiseguy]

27. Enough of these TV ads and big rallies, meet me in Puerto Rico!

[demokatgurrl]

29. Lots of ads on the radio in Philly

but on TV I only see one (but I see it a lot).

[polichick]

31. Just took a long drive and saw 100% Obama yard signs - not one for Clinton.

[JimGinPA]

32. Awesome!

:thumbsup:

[yodermon]

33. Attack her strong point -- good.

Her strong point being PA.
Hell, a few ads in WVA couldn't hurt!