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Old 10-25-2008, 09:30 AM   #1
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Default Obama spends more on advertising than any company except AT&T and Verizon

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...t-and-verizon/

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Presidential candidates are sold in much the same way a new product is: with an expensive, flashy, and ubiquitous television campaign.

And according to advertising figures provided by Campaign Media Analysis Group, CNN's consultant on ad spending, Barack Obama's campaign has spent more money selling its candidate on television than most major brand name companies do selling their products.

The Illinois senator's campaign is projected to have spent $250 million on ads in the last four months — a number that is equivalent to $750 million in a full year. Only AT&T, with a yearly advertising budget of about $1.3 billion, and Verizon, which shells out $950 million a year on ads, spends more than the Democratic presidential nominee.

But most major companies spend far less than Obama, including McDonald’s ($588 million), Sprint PCS ($482 million), T-Mobile ($404 million), Target ($388 million), and Wal-Mart ($335 million).

John McCain is projected to have spent about $110 million since the general election began.

"This advertising spending by Obama is big, and not just in terms of presidential politics but in terms of all commercial advertising – he has spent enough to be a mega-brand," CMAG's Evan Tracey said.

Obama's massive advertising budget is also a stark reminder of just how much it costs to finance a modern presidential campaign — and, predicts Tracey, it could just end the era of public financing.

"If Obama wins it is clear that the days of being on public financing are over and anyone thinking of running for president in four years will have to ask themselves one question before jumping in – Can I raise $600 million?" said Tracey.
Basically:

AT&T - $1.3 billion (per year)
Verizon - $950 million
Obama - $750 million (estimated)
McDonald's - $588 million
Sprint PCS - $482 million
T-Mobile - $404 million
Target - $388 million
Wal-Mart - $335 million

And while it sounds kinda ridiculous from that point of view, you can't neglect the comments:

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Originally Posted by Jason in the comments section
It's worth noting that most of the money he's spending is from individual contributors. Still no money from special interests or PACs. So the real news is NOT how much he's spending, but how he got it in the first place - the active financial support of more people than any other campaign in history.
I personally haven't read up on Obama's fundraising, but assuming Jason's correct, it's kind of crazy how much financial support he's getting.
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Old 10-25-2008, 09:54 AM   #2
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If Obama wins i'm going back to Israel.
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Obama is a mega-brand.
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