Ad Roundup: Wall Street Crisis Prompts Slew of Ads From Obama and McCain
Opinion - September 19, 2008
The candidates released ads outlining their plans to fix the current financial crisis.
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Obama's Campaign Is More Negative Than McCain's
By
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - September 19, 2008
The Obama campaign is running more negative ads.
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5 States Where Obama Is Spending More on Ads Than McCain
Opinion - September 19, 2008
Obama is outadvertising McCain by a wide margin in Virginia.
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Data Points: Campaign Ad Spending Since Conventions
Opinion - September 19, 2008
Data collected in the week following the Republican National Convention, September 6-13.
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5 Top Campaign Advertising Markets
Opinion - September 18, 2008
Where presidential campaign ads are aired most frequently.
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Data Points: Campaign Ads Sponsored by Political Parties*
Opinion - September 18, 2008
More than 50 percent of McCain's ads were aired in cooperation with the RNC.
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Obama and McCain Flood Battleground States With $a5 Million in TV Ads
By
Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - September 17, 2008
Much of their advertising budgets is dedicated to Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.
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Barbra Streisand, the GOP Attack Machine, and Barack Obama's Image Problem
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - September 17, 2008
Why is the Democratic nominee hobnobbing with the Hollywood elite while Main and Wall streets burn?
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Ad Roundup: Lipstick, Sex Education, and Mavericks
By
Gretchen Hannes
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Nation & World - September 12, 2008
McCain attacks Obama on education and the "lipstick" comment; Obama responds to the "maverick" claims.
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Obama's Campaign Plans to Punch Back
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - September 12, 2008
McCain tactics called a "series of smears, lies, and cynical attempts to distract" voters.
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John McCain's Campaign Launches Ad Blasting Barack Obama's 'Lipstick' Quip
Nation & World - September 10, 2008
Obama accused McCain of unleashing a "Swift-boat" style attack.
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Blog Buzz: MSNBC Demotes Olbermann and Matthews, New McCain Ad Repeats Bridge Lie, McCain's Convention Bounce
Opinion - September 8, 2008
The opinionated hosts will no longer be anchors, McCain gets his convention bounce and releases an ad.
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Ad Roundup: Sarah Palin VP Announcement Inspires Ads
By
Gretchen Hannes
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Nation & World - September 5, 2008
Both candidates released ads focusing on the implications of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate.
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5 Misleading Presidential Campaign Ads
Opinion - September 5, 2008
Some recent campaign ads needed some fact-checking before airing.
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Ad Roundup: McCain Courts the Hillary Vote; Obama Slammed on Foreign Policy
By
Gretchen Hannes
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Nation & World - August 29, 2008
While Obama and McCain trade barbs over their houses, another ad tries to link Obama to Bill Ayers.
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Blog Buzz: Hillary Clinton's Convention Speech, John McCain's Latest Ad, Barack Obama's Convention Stage
Opinion - August 27, 2008
Hillary's speech gets mixed reviews, as does the stage set-up for Obama's acceptance speech.
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Obama Needs to Hit Back Hard
By
John Mashek
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Opinion - August 27, 2008
He can't let himself be defined the way Kerry and Gore were.
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Obama Needs to Hit Back Hard
By
John Mashek
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Opinion - August 27, 2008
He can't let himself be defined the way Kerry and Gore were.
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Ad Roundup: McCain and Obama Zero In on Taxes
By
Gretchen Hannes
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Nation & World - August 22, 2008
The candidates attack each other's tax plans and records, and a PAC releases a pro-Obama ad.
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Obama Campaign Presses the Attack Over McCain's Houses Gaffe
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - August 22, 2008
Democrats use the lapse to portray the Republican nominee as out of touch—and old.
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Obama Tosses the Age Card Into McCain's Housing Crisis
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - August 21, 2008
A new ad plays on McCain's housing crisis—and his age.
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Ad Roundup: Trying to Connect McCain with Bush, Obama's Celebrity Fan Club, and McCain as Washington's Own Celebrity
Nation & World - August 15, 2008
Obama issues new aggressive ads, while the candidates trade celebrity charges.
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Blog Buzz: Georgia, Warner, and Obama's New Ads
Opinion - August 13, 2008
More on McCain's rhetoric and lobbyist, Warner's big speech, and Obama's new TV ad.
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Blog Buzz: Russia, Georgia, and Obama's New Ad
Opinion - August 11, 2008
What to do about the Georgia and the awakened bear, and Obama hits back on celebrity.
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Ad Roundup: Competing Energy Policy Ads, Barack Obama as the Messiah, and John McCain Is the "Original Maverick" That Democrats Love
By
Gretchen Hannes
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Nation & World - August 8, 2008
This week brought negative energy ads from both candidates and plenty of mocking and backlash.
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