Political Advertising

We Must Slam The Door On Attack Ads And Simultaneously Eliminate Big Money's Influence

Michael R. Liebling | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Political Advertising, John McCain, Political Propaganda, Special Interests, Big Money, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Home News
Michael R. Liebling

A message not seen is a message not delivered. A message not delivered is one not worth paying for. If it's not worth paying for then campaigns don't need the Big Money to pay for it.

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Radio Station Questions Political Ads

Julia Goldberg | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Mccain, McCain's Money, Political Advertising, Santa Fe, Home News
Julia Goldberg

On Monday, Sept. 15, the McCain campaign began running ads, nearly every hour, on Santa Fe, New Mexico radio station KBAC (98.1 FM) . So Ira Gordon, o...

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Political Ads, Like Toothpaste, Should Be Fact-Checked

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Political Ads, Fcc, John McCain, Political Advertising, Barack Obama, Political Propaganda, Fec, Home News
Sarah O'Leary

For reasons unbeknownst to this marketer of 22 years, the network censors, the FCC and Congressional oversight committees most often turn a blind eye when it comes to a political ad's actual factual content. The decision to air is left to the individual broadcasters, who make tens of millions of dollars each presidential election campaign cycle from advertising revenues.

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First Major Independent Ad Benefiting McCain To Begin Next Week

Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Advertisement, Political Advertising, Vets for Freedom, Politics News

Politico's Mike Allen reports on the first independent advertisement to be run on behalf of McCain: The first major independent advertising benefitin...

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Does Obama have a thing for Michigan?

Dan Treul | Posted 06.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Midwest Politics, Political Advertising, Battleground States, Barack Obama, Midwest, Presidential Election, John Edwards, Media, Election 2008, Al Gore, Campaign Strategy, Vote 08, Michigan, John McCain, Mccain Michigan, Obama Michigan, Obama Mccain Michigan, Home News
Dan Treul

If Obama aims to win without having to carry Florida and Ohio, then Michigan and its 17 electoral votes will be critical, which explains the campaign's preference for staging big announcements there.

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Tab For '08 Political Ads Expected To Reach $3 Billion

CNN | Posted 10.15.2007 | Media

Read More: Political Ads, 2008 Elections, Candidates, Interest Groups, Unions, Political Advertising, Advertising, Media News

A wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending ...

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