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Political Ad Spending Defies Bad Economy

By | 09.13.10 | 5:29 pm

Tell your children to get a degree in advertising — political advertising, to be exact. Despite the economic downturn, and despite the fact that we’re not in a presidential election cycle, Adweek is reporting that spending on political advertising sales are predicted to break records:

Wertheimer Calls New FEC Coordination Rules ‘Contrary to Law’

By | 08.31.10 | 9:27 am

In an interview with BNA (subscription required), campaign finance reformer Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21 went on the offensive against the FEC’s new coordination rules finalized last week, charging that it “is different from the old regulation in name only — and…is yet again is contrary to law.” The new More…

Political Ad Campaigns Go Big, Go Negative, or Go Home

By | 08.27.10 | 9:25 am

The economy might still be suffering, but political advertising expenditures — both by candidates, political parties, and outside groups — are way up, reports the Associated Press. Candidates have spent $395 million on ads for the November elections thus far, compared to $286 million during the last midterm election More…

Seattle Fish-Throwers Tout Obama on YouTube

By | 10.29.08 | 6:00 am

The Republicans may have the wolf-hunting vote locked down, but the Obama campaign is burnishing its own frontier credentials with a new video from the fish throwers at the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Will this Pacific Northwestern YouTube outreach move anyone? Well, count this blogger in. As a More…