O's got a TV eye on you

With his decision to forgo public funding, Barack Obama can raise as much as he wants, giving him a huge financial advantage in the fall campaign. If he spends that cash on organization, registration, and get-out-the-vote efforts, he will absolutely get his money's worth. But if he spends a major portion of it on television advertising, he will only be doing John McCain a favor. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 29, 2008 - 9:57 AM PDT
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Sheila Evans
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by Sheila Evans - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a right on article that clearly addresses the mythology about TV advertising in presidential politics. It would be fun to find a survey or study organization that would track the number, if any, of people who actually watch a TV ad and say, "that's it, I am voting for that person for president because of the ad I saw on TV". This nation is so past that, TV ads are like white noise, they exist, but who notices?

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008
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