Howard Dean Buys Ads in Crtical N.H.

[dajabr]

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean will begin airing a third ad Tuesday in an attempt to reach voters in New Hampshire, a critical primary state where he is running close with rival John Kerry.

The ads, which will cost close to $400,000, follow commercials that began airing Monday on President Bush's home turf of Texas and in Iowa earlier this summer.

It is unusual for a candidate to begin airing commercials so early in the campaign, especially in a state such as Texas which is not an early primary state. No other candidate has gone on the air yet, but Dean is looking to build momentum off his early start in raising money and organizing supporters through his Web site.

The latest ad will air in New Hampshire and on Boston stations, which are watched by many southern New Hampshire voters. Dean is running close to Massachusetts Sen. Kerry in New Hampshire, which has the nation's first primary, tentatively set for Jan. 27.

More: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/6457060.htm

[Cha]

1. Go Dean Baby! Get some Fresh Blood out side the beltway

in there! :kick:


edit: syntax

[Larkspur]

2. He's timing these ads well to do 2 things

1) overcome his name recognition problem and beat the more established Dems to the airwaves

2) keep his base energized by attacking Bush (in Texas) and it increases his image as a courageous and innovative candidate

[Cha]

3. Which Dean is!

" and it increases his image as a courageous and innovative candidate"

[DrFunkenstein]

4. Dean Is Shooting His Bankroll Prematurely

The Texas ad will appeal to the 70,000 internet activists he already has, but will not do much for the rest of the country (who is not paying attention to politics). Further proof that Dean is playing checkers at the chess table.

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Kerry will not respond with his own ads, said campaign manager Jim Jordan.

"It's an interesting decision in light of the very tight presidential spending cap in New Hampshire," Jordan said. "I think we will opt for conserving our resources for a bit longer."

Dean raised $10.1 million in the first half of the year, the second-highest total among the nine candidates. Kerry has raised the most, $13 million.

Dean spent $3.7 million in the same period, leaving him in fourth place in the amount of money left in the back, after Kerry, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri.

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People around here whine about what a quiet campaign Kerry is running, but Kerry is conserving his fire until people are paying attention. Dean's aggression will be his downfall. He will be left with about $6.5 million, while Kerry will be nearly double his resources.

[Cha]

5. I think Dean and Crew know what they are doing and I am

so Proud of them! :kick:

[ProfessorPlum]

6. The TX ad is brilliant strategy

and you've got to spend money to make money. Dean is applying his resources wisely. He can't hold on to it and wait to bring in more if no one else ever hears about him. And the more they hear (I'm betting) the more support he will have.

Fortunately, sometimes, dollars don't have a one to one relationship to votes!

[killbotfactory]

7. The $500,000 raised as a challenge to Bush, went to pay for the ads.

Dean is actually second in spending and has a lot to show for it, he's starting TV ads and expanding to other states.

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

8. I beg to differ

In the last few hours alone, Dean has had 1,000+ people sign up for meetups. His momentum is building at an exponential rate. He is fiscally schrewd (sp?), and I find it difficult to believe he's blowing his wad. I can't wait to see how much money he earns this quarter. I predict it will be newsworthy.

[tsipple]

9. Interesting Comments from Kerry Camp

So far Dean (and Trippi) are looking like campaign geniuses. A couple factual corrections, though. I believe New Hampshire spending limits aren't terribly strict, given that Boston media buys count toward Massachusetts limits. Also, ALL expenditures count. Dean spends very little on the normal trappings of a presidential campaign, since his is a very lean operation.

As for the Texas ad buy, it's masterful. It's relatively cheap, earned free media replay just about everywhere, and highlights President Bush's long vacation in the face of so many pressing national problems.

I also agree with the other poster about the acceleration effect, that you can't make money without spending some. I would also point out that all financial comparisons (including Kerry's) do not yet include federal matching funds. Dean's "accounts receivable," i.e. including matching funds, mean he's also keeping plenty of bank balance in reserve. (We all know by now how effective he's been at raising contributions of $250 and less, which are fully matched by the government.)

[dajabr]

11. At least my money is not paying for a fortune in catering...

Is this a waste? Think of the ads (or whatever) Kerry could buy with this instead of stuffing the faces of "Fat Cats"...

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$58,318
3/21/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$29,524
3/7/2003
Catering

The Palace Hotel, Long Beach, CA
$27,163
4/4/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$20,000
2/19/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$17,521
6/10/2003
Catering

Pines Manor, Edison, NJ
$16,585
4/2/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$13,965
3/12/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$13,782
5/21/2003
Catering

Abbey Event Services, Houston, TX
$13,634
3/4/2003
Catering

The Kitchen, Pasadena, CA
$12,292
3/20/2003
Catering

Gatehouse Restaurant and Catering Company, Provide
$9,991
4/23/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$7,644
3/4/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$7,348
4/9/2003
Catering

Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
$7,196
6/16/2003
Catering

Along Came Mary Productions, Los Angeles, CA
$6,849
2/20/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$6,365
5/21/2003
Catering

Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit, MI
$6,309
4/23/2003
Catering

Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
$5,209
6/16/2003
Catering

The Palace Hotel, Long Beach, CA
$5,000
4/4/2003
Catering

Bacchus Market & Catering, Mid City West, PA
$4,993
4/3/2003
Catering

The Catered Affair, Hingham, MA
$4,954
1/3/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$4,884
2/11/2003
Catering

Waterfront Restaurant and Cafe, San Francisco, CA
$4,818
4/4/2003
Catering

The Chicago Firehouse, Chicago, IL
$4,693
4/23/2003
Catering

Thierry's Catering, Miami, FL
$4,500
3/19/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$4,385
3/2/2003
Catering

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel, Tampa, FL
$4,358
4/22/2003
Catering

Regency Hotel New York, New York, NY
$4,288
4/4/2003
Catering

HD Productions, Morgan, NJ
$4,074
4/9/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$4,070
1/8/2003
Catering

Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY
$3,945
6/16/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$3,719
2/19/2003
Catering

Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY
$3,575
1/2/2003
Catering

Theater Square Grill, Newark, NJ
$3,465
4/4/2003
Catering

Indiana Market & Catering, New York, NY
$3,409
6/16/2003
Catering

City Girl Caffe & Catering, Cambridge, MA
$3,016
5/16/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,925
6/10/2003
Catering

A. Falcone Catering, Cherry Hill, NJ
$2,923
4/9/2003
Catering

Laurie Waters dba Boston Provisions, Inc., Boston,
$2,823
4/21/2003
Catering

Proof of the Pudding, Atlanta, GA
$2,750
4/23/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$2,665
3/2/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,647
3/4/2003
Catering

Indiana Market & Catering, New York, NY
$2,579
6/16/2003
Catering

L'Orangerie, Los Angeles, CA
$2,500
6/16/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$2,486
4/16/2003
Catering

Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
$2,428
5/21/2003
Catering

Decatur House, Washington, DC
$2,425
2/19/2003
Catering

Holiday Inn Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$2,282
5/21/2003
Catering

Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA
$2,223
4/4/2003
Catering

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI
$2,222
6/3/2003
Catering

Clean Plate Club Catering, Nashville, TN
$2,100
4/22/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,058
3/4/2003
Catering

Helen Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$2,000
6/25/2003
Catering

Hilton Hotels San Diego, San Diego, CA
$2,000
3/2/2003
Catering

Regency Hotel New York, New York, NY
$2,000
4/4/2003
Catering

Clean Plate Club Catering, Nashville, TN
$1,957
6/10/2003
Catering

Little Rock Club, Little Rock, AR
$1,894
4/28/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$1,869
5/21/2003
Catering

Governors Club of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beac
$1,861
4/23/2003
Catering

Scarborough Fair's MarketPlace, Bronxville, NY
$1,858
5/15/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$1,840
4/23/2003
Catering

Decatur House, Washington, DC
$1,825
3/7/2003
Catering

Joan Lukey, Lincoln, MA
$1,803
4/7/2003
Catering

Kathy's Gazebo Cafe, Boca Raton, FL
$1,803
6/16/2003
Catering

Regency New York, New York, NY
$1,793
3/2/2003
Catering

Four Points by Sheraton, Milwaukee, WI
$1,617
6/16/2003
Catering

Aramark Edison Field, Anaheim, CA
$1,473
4/4/2003
Catering

Greenfield Richard, Palm Beach, FL
$1,428
2/19/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$1,410
3/16/2003
Catering

Mediterranean Manor, Newark, NJ
$1,377
4/17/2003
Catering

Sheraton Hotels Framingham, Framingham, MA
$1,361
4/23/2003
Catering

Perik Michael J., Jamestown, RI
$1,305
2/20/2003
Catering

Olives, Charlestown, MA
$1,275
6/16/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$1,248
6/16/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$1,200
4/23/2003
Catering

Regency Club, Los Angeles, CA
$1,078
3/7/2003
Catering

The Palm Restaurant, Washington, DC
$1,078
6/16/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$1,060
4/9/2003
Catering

Hotel Allegro, Chicago, IL
$1,037
6/16/2003
Catering

Charleston Place, Charleston, SC
$954
2/28/2003
Catering

Aramark Food Services, Lowell, MA
$950
6/4/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$935
4/28/2003
Catering

The Chicago Firehouse, Chicago, IL
$928
4/4/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$921
5/9/2003
Catering

Thomas John Gibbons, San Francisco, CA
$919
4/3/2003
Catering

Lyn's Cafe, New York, NY
$910
6/16/2003
Catering

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY
$907
2/20/2003
Catering

Daniel P. Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$895
6/25/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$884
5/21/2003
Catering

Pizza King, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA
$859
5/22/2003
Catering

John and Pete's, West Hollywood, CA
$857
3/5/2003
Catering

Cohen Mouli, San Francisco, CA
$845
6/2/2003
Catering

Barber Robert, Charleston, SC
$832
2/26/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$825
4/23/2003
Catering

House of Tricks Restaurant, Tempe, AZ
$806
4/23/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$790
4/23/2003
Catering

Holiday Inn Dubuque, Dubuque, IA
$788
3/2/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$759
6/5/2003
Catering

Doris Italian Market, Boca Raton, FL
$731
6/16/2003
Catering

Daniel P. Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$715
6/25/2003
Catering

Boston Park Plaza, Boston, MA
$707
2/28/2003
Catering

Crepes de France/Marianne Nariusiewicz, Lomita, CA
$700
2/27/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$677
5/5/2003
Catering

Bankers Club, Miami, FL
$670
6/16/2003
Catering

Acker Merrall & Condit Co, New York, NY
$651
6/16/2003
Catering

Solomont Alan D., Weston, MA
$620
3/7/2003
Catering

Teresa E. Wolff, Sioux City, IA
$610
6/10/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$594
4/4/2003
Catering

John and Pete's, West Hollywood, CA
$551
4/4/2003
Catering

Jackmont Hospitality, Washington, DC
$550
4/3/2003
Catering

The Premiere Event, Brentwood, TN
$532
5/8/2003
Catering

Minneapolis Club, Minneapolis, MN
$524
5/22/2003
Catering

Bell In Hand Tavern, Boston, MA
$500
4/18/2003
Catering

Spago, Palo Alto, CA
$500
6/16/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$500
4/23/2003
Catering

PMC, Nashville, TN
$486
6/2/2003
Catering

National Catering Network, Sound Bend, IN
$463
2/19/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$461
5/21/2003
Catering

Flores Mantilla, Marblehead, MA
$455
5/16/2003
Catering

Wolf's Lane Wine, Pelham, NY
$440
5/21/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$426
3/13/2003
Catering

La Gastronomie, Dubuque, IA
$424
2/19/2003
Catering

Nolan's Inc., Memphis, TN
$416
4/15/2003
Catering

Subway, Washington, DC
$384
4/1/2003
Catering

Millefleur, Santa Monica, CA
$369
4/4/2003
Catering

Blanchard's of Allston, Allston, MA
$365
6/10/2003
Catering

Sue Merriman, Somerville, MA
$345
5/16/2003
Catering

Dubliner Restaurant, Washington, DC
$340
3/14/2003
Catering

Opus One, Oakville, CA
$331
5/5/2003
Catering

Acadia Restaurant, Little Rock, AR
$324
5/29/2003
Catering

Becks Pub and Grille, Cedar Falls, IA
$323
4/22/2003
Catering

Goldwin David, Phoenix, AZ
$321
6/27/2003
Catering

Festive Occasions, Woburn, MA
$304
3/13/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$301
3/13/2003
Catering

Merengue Restaurant, Boston, MA
$290
6/16/2003
Catering

Who's Cookin'? Catering, Washington, DC
$277
5/9/2003
Catering

Oceanaire Seafood Room, Washington, DC
$261
4/30/2003
Catering

Le Parker Meridien, New York, NY
$256
3/2/2003
Catering

Takeout Taxi, Waltham, MA
$246
4/30/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$244
4/18/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$243
3/16/2003
Catering

Hi-Vee, Burlington, IA
$228
5/23/2003
Catering

Hi-Vee, Burlington, IA
$221
5/23/2003
Catering

Nantucket Inn, Nantucket, MA
$217
4/18/2003
Catering

Four Seasons Hotels, Washington, DC
$210
3/17/2003
Catering

Souper Salad, Boston, MA
$192
4/4/2003
Catering

The Palm Restaurant, Washington, DC
$187
5/29/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$172
6/10/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$155
3/27/2003
Catering

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY
$94
3/20/2003
Catering

Clark Emmett, Washington, DC
$90
6/16/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$41
3/13/2003
Catering

Proof of the Pudding, Atlanta, GA
$35
4/22/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$7
3/13/2003
Catering

Robert Crowe, Boston, MA
$721
2/20/2003
Caternig

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/expend.asp?ID=N00000245&cycle=2004&Sort=X&Page=1

[sfecap]

12. Actually, DrFunk...the money he is spending was the money

he collected in a weekend of fundraising over the internet...

It's money well spent.

There's more if he needs it. :-)

[CMT]

10. remember Dean bought ad time in Iowa just before his supporters

at Meetups wrote letters to undecided voters. Now they are doing the same in NH--I think it is a good strategy.

[Cha]

13. I love Dean's ad on his TV that tells about the People he has

writing letters to New Hampshire People just like happened in Iowa!

They are trying to keep the momentum going and not leaving it to chance that someone will find out about Dean! It's the Big, Blue, Lean, Dean, Fightin', Machine coming to your Town! :kick: