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Preckwinkle: Pulling plug on TV ads in final days of race a 'strategic' decision (Chi-Mayor)
Chicago Sun-TimesToni Preckwinkle said Tuesday she pulled her television commercials with less than two weeks to go because she’s making “strategic decisions to put us in the best place to win” the April 2 mayoral runoff.
The Sun-Times first reported on Monday that the Preckwinkle campaign will be “totally dark” for the crucial home stretch of the historic race.
To some, abandoning the airwaves so late in a campaign is akin to throwing in the towel. Either that or a campaign is out of money.
On Tuesday, Preckwinkle refused to pinpoint her reasons for yanking her commercials just as her opponent Lori Lightfoot purchased $300,000 in TV time through Thursday alone to air a closing ad featuring her 11-year-old daughter.
The Sun-Times first reported on Monday that the Preckwinkle campaign will be “totally dark” for the crucial home stretch of the historic race.
To some, abandoning the airwaves so late in a campaign is akin to throwing in the towel. Either that or a campaign is out of money.
On Tuesday, Preckwinkle refused to pinpoint her reasons for yanking her commercials just as her opponent Lori Lightfoot purchased $300,000 in TV time through Thursday alone to air a closing ad featuring her 11-year-old daughter.
So, we'll have to go with the African-American woman, instead of the African-American woman?