Gotta say it..the man is running one damned SMART campaign.
:patriot:
Obama plans prime-time TV ad before Nov. 4
He buys the 30-minute spots on CBS and NBC six days before the vote
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves to the crowd at a rally at Ault Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27107689/WASHINGTON - Already advertising at record levels, Barack Obama has scheduled a half-hour commercial for prime time on Oct. 29, six days before Election Day.
Obama campaign officials said the campaign had secured a 30-minute block of time at 8 p.m. on CBS and NBC. CBS already was juggling its lineup to accommodate the Democratic presidential candidate, moving back an episode of "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
Such a vast purchase of commercial time is a multimillion-dollar expense, but Obama has been spending dramatically on ads, overshadowing rival John McCain and the Republican National Committee.
Short political spots have been the traditional way for politicians to communicate with voters. But a prime-time, sitcom-length commercial would provide Obama an opportunity to make a closing argument to the entire country.