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How Will Obama Spend his $40 Million?

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Thu Apr 03, 2008 at 11:23:03 PM EST
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Via the Washington Post: What does $40 million buy Obama?

In addition to blanketing PA with ads,

In North Carolina, one of the two vital May 6 states, the Obama campaign's office count has risen to 16, including smaller locales like Hickory, Boone and Elizabeth City. Two Obama television ads are airing around the state, at a total cost of $800,000, according to a source familiar with the campaign's media budget. Today alone, an army of organizers and volunteers conducted 22 training and and voter registration sessions, focusing in particular on African Americans, students, and independents and Republicans.

In Indiana, the other May 6 contest, the Obama campaign has so far spent over $1 million on TV and radio ads. The office tally climbed today to 17. The Obama campaign's latest gimmick: a high school-outreach program that targets students who will turn 18 by the Nov. 4 general election, making them eligible as primary voters. Indiana students who register at least 20 of their peers by April 6 will be eligible to play three-on-three basketball with Obama, a big-time hoops fan and reputed aggressor on the court.


enjoy..:)

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/03/a_flush_obama_campaign_pulls_o.html

[Syrinx]

1. Gobama!

And go 'Bama, by the way!

(Crimson Tide fans for Obama)

:)

[Guava Jelly]

2. cool

You have to admit that he is running a pretty smart campaign

[indimuse]

3. yep.

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[Skidmore]

4. He's always tried to get young people engaged in the process.

I'm glad he's reached out to them to get a new generation involved in the discourse.

[TTUBatfan2008]

5. This is how you take back the electorate...

from all the old fucks that consistently vote in every election and will likely go for McCain.

[PA Democrat]

6. He is running a very smart campaign

My son went with me to see Obama speak this past Friday, and on Monday afternoon he received a phone call from the Obama campaign about volunteering.

[flor de jasmim]

7. One person's "gimmick" is another's GRASSROOTS building...

It's a great way to get young voters involved, keep them occupied over the summer (since they may be competing with their parents for so-called "regular jobs"), and harness the energy and the enthusiasm. It will also take them into their communities, help make them more visible, and end up providing a means for them to show themselves and their community what they can do.

"Gimmick"? Hmmm....