Obama Spending Big in Red States

Fri, October 31, 2008 - 2:08 PM

Barack Obama continues to trounce John McCain in TV ad spending, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Advertising Project.

From October 21st to October 28th, Obama spent $21.5 million on television advertising to McCain’s $7.5 million. The numbers do not include Obama’s 30-minute national TV and cable ad buy.

More than 74 percent of the spending has been in states that voted Republican in 2004.

The report shows Obama outspending McCain nearly 4 to 1 in Virginia, 3 to 1 in Florida and 2 to 1 in North Carolina.

For more interesting ad buy info, see the full report here.

--Neil Simon