Because Too Much is Never Enough
October 29th, 2012 - 12:52 pm
Mitt Romney’s super PAC is making a big buy in PA:
Restore Our Future is launching an eleventh-hour ad blitz in Pennsylvania, POLITICO has learned.
It is going up Tuesday with a $2.1 million ad buy across every Pennsylvania market, including pricey Philadelphia.
The group will air a spot, “New Normal,” that lashes President Barack Obama on the economy and is already up in other parts of the country.
All is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen.
Question for the other Vodkayaites (Vodkapunditaites?) in Colorado — today we had to turn off the radio in the car because there was an Obama ad between each song and the next (and I was starting to speak to the radio, and when the German swearwords started, husband turned it off.)
Is this “normal” — it’s never happened to us before.
I don’t listen to the radio much, so all I can go by is the TV ads. Romney (and his supporters) seem to have the airways covered pretty well there, though there are some Obama ads (the “Morning in America” ad with Morgan Freeman, piped in from an alternate universe, comes to mind), and a really stupid ad featuring cartoon ducks.
I’d be surprised if it wasn’t normal. Colorado has been purple for a while.
Maybe that will change now.
“All is proceeding exactly as I have (Edit: ordained).” You are a god.
Looks like the firewall is succeeding in NV and maybe NH. Does not look like it is holding for IA and OH. Now, Mitt is expanding his campaign to MN, WI, and PA. Trying to pick up a little insurance, maybe?
Whose firewall? According to Rasmussen, Romney’s 50 – 48 in NH and Obama’s 50 – 48 in NV.
There’s no such thing as overkill. There is only rounds on target and reload.
I just hope it’s not all happening too late. I would have really liked to have seen this two weeks ago.
On the other hand–maybe it works better this way, because if Romney really can grab these states, it’ll be too late for O’s Chicago Machine to get in place to steal them through fraud. If Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, etc. flip this late in the game, then there’s not a whole lot that the Dhimms can do to counter it.
People in at-play states (I dislike the term “swing state” for some reason) get inundated with political advertising and quickly tire of it.
Those of us in states not perceived as “at play” have an even lower tune-out threshold than, say, your average Ohioan because we don’t have to put up with it regularly. I suspect that if Pennsylvania has only just become “at play” in this election cycle it’s probably better not to pound them with messages three times longer than they’ll listen to.
Well it looks like Obama is running all over the place either trying shore up or regain support in states that were supposed to be safe for him. The view for Obama has been gauzy, YEAH!
Has anyone ever had their mind changed because of a campaign ad or a phone call?
Has anyone you know ever gone from candidate A to candidate B because of a campaign?
I’m a California resident in Las Vegas for a few days, seeing presidential election ads for the first time in forever. Back-to-back Romney and Obama ads. I can’t imagine who would be swayed.
Funny, that supposed geeks-only debate made the difference.
According to pollsters they have. I’ve seen ads in Republican Primaries that have changed who I supported. And I’ve seen ads in general elections that pushed me from “hold my nose” to “like”.
yes, i have have been moved on some down ballot races, but it has always been away from the campaigner due to the annoyance factor.
I don’t know why Mitty is spending money in PA, since the cities are going to overwhelmingly go for the Dems, leaving the uneducated bitter clingers in the rural areas to vote for the Union buster.
In my area over the weekend, I saw a lot of Obama signs on the better looking houses, with the Romney signs usually in front of run down trailers and houses that looked as if they housed the Addams family after being financially ruined.
I attended 2 gun shows, one in York, and the other in Gettysburg, clandestinely spreading my message of gloom and doom for the Repubs(Romney has no chance; it’s a shame, but he’s going to lose). At the Gettysburg show, there was no politicking, although the number of Confederate lovers was sickening.
At the York show on Saturday, the announcers kept warning about the doom that would come from an Obama victory, as people rushed to stock up on machine guns, .50 caliber ammo, fake grenades, and the usual sort of trash on sale at these shows. I don’t think a lot of people paid attention to the ads, and some of the dealers were irritated with the constant interruptions.
It should be noted that a lot of dealers I’ve talked with in the last several weeks actually want Obama to win, so as to keep the gun prices high and people buying out of fear. They aren’t smart enough to understand that Obama can(and should) after being re-elected, issue an executive order stating that the UN Small Arms Treaty is now the law of the land, and the bitter clingers have 30 days to turn in all guns, ammo, and such. There won’t be any rebellion, despite the alcohol fueled talk.
I talked with a few people at the political tables, and when they asked me who I was voting for, I told them that I couldn’t vote for Romney since he wants to destroy unions in this country. I mentioned this to a lot of the dealers and buyers. It’s true, although I exagerrated things a little. I also pointed out that Romney’s support is mostly coming from the bankers, and do they really want to support the people on Wall St?
A good weekend’s work, as far as I’m concerned. I’m taking today off because my office is closed, and am going to drive around the York outskirts and put down some Obama signs.
BTW, note this chart via The American Conservative:
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-only-chart-that-matters/
A lot of real conservatives support Obama, and very few real libertarians are supporting Romney.
I do so enjoy these little chats, and I’m going to miss them after your concerned family gets you back on your meds.