Moore buried under TV ad barrage

[DonViejo]

The Alabama airwaves are flooded with ads — and the embattled Republican can’t keep pace.

By DANIEL STRAUSS and SCOTT BLAND 11/27/2017 06:58 PM EST

Doug Jones and Roy Moore both released new television ads on Monday. But many Alabama voters will see only one of them.

That’s because of the massive disparity in TV ad spending between the two candidates in the Alabama special election to a Senate seat, where Jones, the Democratic candidate, is outspending Moore roughly 7-to-1.

The imbalance is stunning, with just two weeks to go in the campaign: Jones has aired more than 10,000 spots on broadcast TV in Alabama since the primaries, while Moore, the embattled GOP candidate, has run just over 1,000, according to figures compiled by Advertising Analytics. “I saw probably 40 to 50 Doug Jones ads, and I saw one Roy Moore ad” over the Thanksgiving break, said Daniel Deriso, an aide to Democratic Birmingham Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin.

Fueled by millions of online dollars pouring in to defeat Moore, Jones’ campaign has flooded the airwaves with over $5.6 million of TV ads overall during in the general election campaign. Moore has answered with about $800,000 in ad spending, according to Advertising Analytics.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/27/roy-moore-jones-alabama-senate-261024

[dhill926]

1. very encouraging...

[Dawson Leery]

2. The Ayatollah Moore never expected to battle like this.

[Bucky]

3. Ironically, as a Democrat I'm really fighting my instinct to root for the underdog

[jberryhill]

6. Lol

It’s sucks when you have an instinct to root for the underdog, your underdogs keep winning, and you have to switch sides.

[babylonsister]

8. Ha! I want your optimism!

[yallerdawg]

9. If you are talking about a Democrat in Alabama...

you ARE rooting for the underdawg!

[fallout87]

4. And in Alabama...

It's going to make zero difference.

[gratuitous]

5. This is crunch time, two weeks to election day

Every Alabaman needs to see Doug Jones up close and personal, hear his voice, consider his sterling public record, and crowd Moore out of the picture.

[babylonsister]

7. Fantastic! Thanks for some good news. nt

[LAS14]

10. good news!

[Sneederbunk]

11. Hopefully no letup. Moore needs to be pounded without mercy.

[oasis]

12. Pedophile has limited funds. Disgraceful loss coming up.

[BoneyardDem]

13. Can't help but feel that Moore has been proffered plenty of free air time

....a la Trump campaign, he makes news and every rally has produced lots of air time. Jones has to outspend, just to get the same level,of exposure.

[Grammy23]

14. According to a story I saw tonight,

Moore intends to take the gloves off. Well, that ought to be interesting....

[marble falls]

16. I hope he does, he's Jone's best campaigner!.

[marble falls]

15. Moore's spending the money like its his, bet he misses all that sweet RNC money now!!