Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Opinion

Robert Schlesinger

Barack Obama's Ad Campaign Goes From Puerto Rico to a Video Game

October 14, 2008 03:14 PM ET | Robert Schlesinger | Permanent Link | Print

Is it really possible that Barack Obama's presidential campaign has so much money that it just doesn't know where to spend it all?

I was in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, over the weekend and was bombarded with Obama ads (apparently John McCain wants to tax my health benefits while Barack Obama wants to give everyone tax cuts). They came, to the best of my recollection, either on cable news networks or during football games, so I can only assume that they were national ads (rather than air time bought in a territory without a vote in the election), but nevertheless, it was notable.

But then again, Puerto Rico is at least a real location. The picture below comes from the video game Burnout Paradise (hat-tip to TPM), and yes, the Obama campaign paid for that billboard space. Talk about money to burn.

Tags: Puerto Rico | advertising | presidential election 2008 | Barack Obama | video games | campaign advertising

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brilliant campaign

I voted early for Barack. A brilliant campaign funded by the American people eager to take government back!! Go Barack!

election 2008

I vote for Barack Obama because he gave lots of reasons of our culture and religion, and others. He also gave information on his childlife!

even in Arizona

After watching Obama adds here in Arizona, I am also wondering if Obama has money to burn.

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Robert Schlesinger is a deputy editor at U.S. News and World Report and oversees all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters.

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