Report: McCain Spending $140,000 A Day On Britney Ad

Talking Points Memo:

A couple days ago we promised to try to nail down precisely what the McCain campaign is spending on its Britney-Obama ad.

Well, it looks like McCain is sinking a significant proportion of his current ad spending into it.

Evan Tracey, who tracks national ad buys for the Campaign Media Analysis Group, tells us that McCain is spending over $140,000 a day to run the spot. That accounts for roughly a third of his current overall TV ad spending, Tracey says.

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Comments

[grannysharp]

As much FREE play this is getting I am surprised he has spent more than the cost of making it.

[rwe]

And what a bang for the buck as you libs have made such a big deal of the truth that it has reaped a hundred fold.

[jsinclair]

The biggest surprise is that they didn't hide behind a 527 for this, they actually put McSame's name on it.

I'm betting that won't be the case next time.

[KenHussein]

Your money is bieng spent wisely McCain supporters. lol

[AzRealProgressive]

You missed something. Public money. That would include yours. Technically you are supporting McCain through your tax dollars.

[harriscrl3]

I'm surprise they only charge him that little you couldnt pay me enough to run this kind of nonsense on my airwaves.

Carol

[AzRealProgressive]

So, what is your price? No one anywhere is turning these ads away.

[NeoStar9]

Way to burn that money up McCain. Keep at it.

[StillAmused]

Go for it, McSurly... one thing's certain -- you'll lock down the votes of the 20-percent bathtub ring.

[Harrier]

Seems like a lot of wasted money. Mc Cain seems to know a little too much about Hilton on Spears. You either got "IT" or you don't

[w8aminute]

For as many times as CNN and other news outlets show it per hour free, I'm shocked they're spending that much. Just wait until after the convention, that's when the Repug sleaze will really start coming out.

[AzRealProgressive]

There are sleazier types than these two? That should be good. I hope they make a video.

[wilburr0g]

McStain is proud of this ad. When his smiling face comes on at the end I wanna puke.

[QuicksilverKW]

$140,000 a day?? If I were an average person duped into thinking that McCain would make the best president and actually donated my hard earned money to help him I would be royally PO'd that that was how it was being spent - unless, of course, there are no average hard working people donating money to him - just the wealthy who want to keep the status quo going.

From what I read - the Hilton's were pretty upset at him for dragging their precious little girl through the mud because she was trying so hard to get her life together after her awful stint in jail last year. She really had such a rough time being locked up.

[bryan0218]

You did, it's called public financing. Our hard earned tax money at work, to buy lies and character assasinations. It just ain't right.

[AzRealProgressive]

Yeah, you are right. Paris and Brittany should be offended. They only received national publicity for free, and neither had to go to jail to get it.

[marymansour]

This is the type of great judgement and money management we'll see in the White House if the ignorant of this nation pick McCain.

[AzRealProgressive]

As a note, it appears he is in a statistical dead heat with Obama.

[AzRealProgressive]

Hopefully Paris and Brittany will not be in his cabinet if he is elected. Both are spitters.

[Middleclassvotingbloc]

McCain's Campaign: What fools.

[AzRealProgressive]

I would have used Lindsay Lohan and Amy Winehouse.

[Middleclassvotingbloc]

Spend, Spend, Spend!!!! Obama can use the free ads and support.

[watchTVgetSTUPID]

The ad is clearly racist. It links Obama with sexually active young white women. The ad deliberately omits Nicole (the mixed race woman who routinely partied with Paris and Britney). Even McCain's mother was wondering why the ad did not include all 3.

The GOP attacked the Tennesse senate candidate in a similar racist fashion. They ran TV ads of a young white sexually active womn saying she wanted to party with Ford.

[sandtats]

The same GOP thug who created the, "Harold, call me," ad created this one. No big surprise.

And lest we forget the State Sen. from SC who on his website, had side by side, a photo of Bin Laden and O in the traditional African garb he doned while on his Senate trip.

These people are sick, truly de-ment*ed.

[AzRealProgressive]

Bin Laden is truly demented. Thank you for reminding us.