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(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

"Both New Mexico and Nevada offer five electoral votes, yet Albuquerque, N.M., and Reno, Nev., rank second and third, respectively, in the number of campaign ads running in their markets.
"Even with our measly five electoral votes, people are very interested in us," said Lonna R. Atkeson, a politics professor at the University of New Mexico. "It's a close race, and we're one of the states up for grabs."

This is why the electoral college is so important. The little states do not get ignored by candidates like they would if we had a popular vote election.
I live in Ohio, 7th most electoral points, but even a state like Ohio might get ignored if it was a popular vote election. NY and California would hold the keys to the country, and that is scarry.

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/