Blog Buzz: Barack Obama's Ad Spending, John McCain and Voter Fraud, Debate Over Rev. Jeremiah Wright
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Obama 1,342, McCain 8
A Politico article on how Barack Obama is "drowning" John McCain in terms of TV ads has bloggers saying "yowza" about the massive ad advantage the Democratic candidate has gained recently. (For example, in the Washington, D.C., market in the first three weeks of September, Obama ran 1,342 TV spots to McCain's eight.) "Shocking" numbers like the $32 million Obama spent in battleground states between September 30 and October 6 are the reason he decided to forgo public financing, says Political Animal. Chris Cillizza explains how Obama's fundraising has allowed him to "alter the traditional red state/blue state divide." Noam Scheiber at the New Republic wonders when Obama will announce his record-setting September money total.
McCain Jumps on the Voter Fraud Bandwagon
Conservative bloggers give props to CNN for its report this morning on the ACORN voter-registration fraud accusations. (Matthew Yglesias calls the CNN journalists "willing accomplices in this farce.") Conservatives also criticize ACORN's defense (on CNN and during a press conference yesterday), and warn about the consequences if Obama is elected in a close election. Michelle Malkin alerts readers to another group of Democratic activists that she thinks reeks of voter fraud. Liberal and centrist bloggers ridicule John McCain for saying that voter fraud could cost him Florida.
The Wright Thing to Do
Politico reports that John McCain and his advisers are divided over whether or not to hit Obama on his ties to his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Allahpundit urges McCain to "do his duty and alert the public" about Wright. Ann Althouse says an attack on Wright would not be worth the attacks on McCain that would inevitably follow. Liberal bloggers can't believe that conservatives are saying the situation is another example of how McCain is "unwilling to play tough enough with the Obama juggernaut." Other bloggers consider the possibility of a third-party campaign against Obama over Wright.
—Gretchen Hannes
Reader Comments
go obama go
i am not even american but i have been watching the debates and it is my opinion that obama is earnest and sincere. i am not able to say the same thing about mccain who doesnt seem to have anything worthwhile to say other than criticizing his opponent. and the current priority for the usa is definitely economic. it is to be remembered that during and at the end of (leftist/liberal/socialist) clinton rule eight years back america was economically very very prosperous and strong in contrast to the current rule which has left america economically devastated. if obama even attempts all that he says he will do that itself will be a big change for the country. if i was american i know whom i would vote for. you are lucky to have a guy a like obama running for president.
OBOMA BIN LADIN DON'T VOTE
DON'T VOTE FOR THIS MAN. ARE YOU CRAZY. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE SIGNS. OR JUST THINK ABOUT THE 6 BILLION DOLLARS HE IS SPENDING TONIGHT ON PLEASE VOTE FOR ME. PUT THAT MONEY IN OUR FOOD BANKS, OUR ECONOMY, OR EVEN ON A FEW OR MORE HOUSES PEOPLE JUST LOST IN THE HURRICANE IN TEXAS!!!!!!! THEN WE COULD SAY WOW HE REALLY CARES.. PLEASE THINK HARD ABOUT ALL THE COINSIDENCES IN THIS MAN AND THE MAN ON THE MOST WANTED FBI WANTED LIST.
SCARED FOR AMERICA
WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE NOT GET ABOUT THE WRONG CHOICE IN OBOMA???
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD???? ARE YOU ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT VOTING FOR BARACK? LOOK WHAT HE IS DOING TONIGHT!!! ALL THIS MONEY, HE IS SPENDING ON THE PROGRAMS, TO BEG YOU TO VOTE FOR HIM!!! MAYBE HE SHOULD BE PUTTING SOME OF THAT MONEY INTO THE EMPTY FOOD BANKS, SOMEONES HEALTH PROBLEM,DOING SOMETHING THAT MATTERS IN THIS WORLD, TO MAKE PEOPLE SAY, WOW, HE REALLY DOES CARE.. THINK ABOUT HIS NAME, I BEG YOU. THINK ABOUT HIS PASTOR, WHER HIS FAMILY IS FROM. WHERE ARE WE HAVING THIS WAR AT??? OMG, I AM SO SCARED FOR THIS UNITED STATES, IF HE IS ELECTED. NO, JOHN MCCAIN IS NOT THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD IS HE? BUT, THAT MAN KNOWS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO RUN. MY GOD HE WAS A P.O.W., FOR GOSH SAKES!! I THINK WE WOULD BE MUCH SAFER WITH HIM IN OFFICE. AND, OUR PRESIDENT WOULD BE SO MUCH SAFER AS WELL! THERE ARE A LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD ABOUT HIS MUSLIN TIES AND HIS NAME BEING SO CLOSE TO ASOMA BIN LADIN, IT'S SCAREY. SO, PLEASE AS A FELLOW VOTER VOTE FOR MCCAIN. YEA, SARAH PAYLAND USED 150K FOR CLOTHES, THAT SHE IS SUPPOSED TO DONATE BACK TO SOCIETY. BUT OBOMA IS SPENDING 6 BILLION DOLLARS TO BEG FOR YOU TO VOTE FOR HIM. MCCAIN CAN'T DO THAT. NOT THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY, HE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ONLY USE WHAT AGREED TO USE. OBAMA, CAN SPEND AS MUCH AS HE WANTS. USING MONEY FROM ANY INVESTOR HE CHOOSES. SO, THIS IS A GOOD IDEA TO LET YOU KNOW HOW HE WILL BE SPENDING MONEY IN THE OVAL OFFICE. PLEASE GO WITH MCCAIN, BE SMART..
VERY CONCERNED VOTER
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