(The following data were released by the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project based on research from Nielsen Monitor-Plus over the course of Sept. 24 to Oct. 7. For more information, visit the project's website at http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/tvadvertising.)
Top 10 Markets - All Campaigns and Groups in the Presidential Race
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Albuquerque, NM
3. Reno, NV
4. Tampa, FL
5. Green Bay, WI
6. Cleveland, OH
7. Toledo, OH
8. Columbus, OH
9. Grand Rapids, MI
10. Harrisburg, PA
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
Top 10 markets - Bush Campaign (including coordinated expenditures with the RNC)
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Cleveland, OH
3. Grand Rapids, MI
4. Reno, NV
5. Albuquerque, NM
6. Cincinnati, OH
7. Madison, WI
8. Tampa, FL
9. Las Vegas, NV
10. Green Bay, WI
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
Top 10 markets - Kerry Campaign (including coordinated expenditures with the DNC)
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Albuquerque, NM
3. Tampa, FL
4. Denver, CO
5. Green Bay, WI
6. Columbus, OH
7. Orlando, FL
8. Charleston, WV and OH
9. Harrisburg, PA
10. Davenport, IA
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
Top 10 markets - DNC (independent expenditure)*
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Reno, NV
3. Toledo, OH
4. Cleveland, OH
5. Cincinnati, OH
6. Las Vegas, NV
7. Columbus, OH
8. Philadelphia, PA
9. Minneapolis, MN
10. Albuquerque, NM
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
*The RNC has not aired any spots in this time period independently of the Bush campaign.
Top 10 Markets - Combined Pro-Bush TV Advertisers
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Albuquerque, NM
3. Reno, NV
4. Grand Rapids, MI
5. Madison, WI
6. Green Bay, WI
7. Harrisburg, PA
8. Cleveland, OH
9. La Crosse, WI
10. Las Vegas, NV
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
Top 10 Markets - Combined Pro-Kerry TV Advertisers
Sept. 24 - Oct. 7
1. Miami, FL
2. Albuquerque, NM
3. Tampa, FL
4. Columbus, OH
5. Toledo, OH
6. Cleveland, OH
7. Green Bay, WI
8. Reno, NV
9. Orlando, FL
10. Dayton, OH
Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus and The University of Wisconsin Advertising Project
See post #2 for where the advertising dollars are going.
IMO the foreign monitors will be going to the swing states. The OSCE had a meeting with election folks in Ohio. Ohio's Secretary of State hosted the event. The OSCE website noted, "On 8 October Barbara Haering and Giovanni Kessler traveled to Columbus, Ohio for an extensive briefing by key Officials working on the elections in this State. The briefings in Columbus were hosted by Secretary of State for Ohio, J. Kenneth Blackwell."
Here's the link:
http://www.oscepa.org/index.aspx?articleid=+382
And by the way, Giovanni Kessler (Italy) is a lawyer and legislator. He is also a proponent of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is actively working to include the wording into Italian law. Italy signed the ICC agreement a few years ago.
Of course, the U.S. is slammed for not signing onto the ICC. But the Democrats insist on having this guy on their team.
From the OSCEPA website, ""We agreed with Mr. Hastings to appoint the Italian parliamentarian Giovanni Kessler a deputy of Mrs. Barbara Haering, who will lead the Election Observation Mission for the US elections", Solomon Passy announced.
Here's the the link:http://www.oscepa.org/