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McCain Camp, RNC To Spend $160 Million In Final Weeks
FoxNews.com ^ | 10/10/08 | James Rosen

Posted on 10/11/2008 11:16:14 PM PDT by word_warrior_bob

John McCain's campaign and the Republican National Committee plan to spend "upwards of $160 million" in the final weeks of the presidential race, according to a senior McCain adviser.

This will represent a massive counter-attack to combat Barack Obama's lopsided spending advantage to date.

The McCain adviser told FOX News that, while Obama is outspending them in all but two of 14 battleground states, "that will change over the last four weeks."

As national and battleground state polls show McCain trailing Obama consistently, McCain is urging voters not to count him out.

"In case you missed it, this is about the seventh or eighth time that pundits have said 'McCain's campaign is in trouble,'" he told Wisconsin voters Thursday. "We fooled them then and we will fool them again."

(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; acorn; ads; aliens; election; immigrantlist; immigration; mccain; palin; rnc; surge
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To: Matchett-PI

Manning makes laugh very hard, he’s a natural comedian.


221 posted on 10/12/2008 7:11:08 AM PDT by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: John W
That is significant.

Monetarily, yes, but only significant to the McCain/Palin cause if he uses it to expose the Obammy the Marxist for who he is.....

222 posted on 10/12/2008 7:14:57 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly. - B. Franklin)
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To: word_warrior_bob
REMEMBER, McCain and his camp have always said they think that people make up their mind in the LAST 3 DAYS.

IMHO, it would be a really, really good idea if McCain bought a 30 minute primetime block on all the major networks on 11/3/2008.

223 posted on 10/12/2008 7:15:11 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: word_warrior_bob
160 Million is a LOT of wood.

Sounds great, but I can't help but wonder....

Is this $160 million pre-credit or post-credit crisis money.

/sarc

224 posted on 10/12/2008 7:17:08 AM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: shibumi
NO MORE PHOTOS OF GIRLY-MEN!

That's Barry!

225 posted on 10/12/2008 7:18:01 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (Welcome PUMAs!)
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To: Thermalseeker

The RNC ads I’ve seen the last couple days in Northeast Indiana are doing just that.


226 posted on 10/12/2008 7:18:18 AM PDT by John W (Lord Barry heal the bitter ones)
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To: Edit35

Bad economy, discounts on advertising, that money’s worth another 20%.


227 posted on 10/12/2008 7:18:53 AM PDT by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: Big Giant Head

HA HA HA! Americans want somebody that will fight for them. At this point McCain looks limp and done in. That is the primary reason he is behind. He DOES NOT want it. No eye of the tiger. As far as eating crow you can check. I predicted this back in February.


228 posted on 10/12/2008 7:23:13 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: John W
The RNC ads I’ve seen the last couple days in Northeast Indiana are doing just that.

Awesome! I suppose we're not seeing it here in Tennessee because McCain will easily carry this state. We've got a close State House race where a Conservative is about to unseat a long time, corrupt 'Rat and another seriously viable Conservative running for the 4th District Congressional seat. I think he a better than even chance at being elected to the House.

McCain can do wonders for his campaign if he'll confront Obammy with all his shady ties in the upcoming debate and it won't cost a dime.....

231 posted on 10/12/2008 7:24:36 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly. - B. Franklin)
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To: Momaw Nadon

last three days is pointless if Obama has used early voting to bank the votes.


233 posted on 10/12/2008 7:29:57 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: word_warrior_bob

LOL! I watch all those movies too! My kids groan when I put Patton on because they’ve seen it so many times!


234 posted on 10/12/2008 7:35:04 AM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: GnuHere
Does that mean a prime time block?

Actually, the McCain campaign doesn't even have to spend any cash in order to get an hour on a network. All McCain needs to do is to agree to be "interviewed" for an hour, along with Sarah, on "Fox News Sunday". If Obama cries foul, then he too should get an hour. But, Obama-Biden, and McCain-Palin, should expect to be interviewed by a panel of reporters/commentators. In a sense, those hours would end up being another kind of "debate".

FOX should go ahead and make the offers.
235 posted on 10/12/2008 7:35:12 AM PDT by adorno
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To: cherry

McCain has to realize that mail in ballots are going to be out very soon....he needs to start hitting hard right now....NOW....


We got ours last week.


236 posted on 10/12/2008 7:38:40 AM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: DemonDeac
How much does Obama have ready to go?

I doubt they have any limit.

Even if all they had left was 200 or 300 million left to spend, and they needed another 200 million in order to remain ahead or competitive, the Obama campaign wouldn't be stopped by the "shortfall". They'll go into heavy debt if they had to. Remember, with a communist/socialist, the end justifies the means. No cost is too high.
237 posted on 10/12/2008 7:39:21 AM PDT by adorno
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To: longtermmemmory
last three days is pointless if Obama has used early voting to bank the votes.

How would you spend the $160 Million between now and Election Day?

238 posted on 10/12/2008 7:41:06 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: word_warrior_bob; All

this may be a stupid question...but is New York state in play?
Thanks in advance!


239 posted on 10/12/2008 7:42:53 AM PDT by keeper53
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To: Big Giant Head

Like minds think alike. Head fake.


240 posted on 10/12/2008 7:43:56 AM PDT by listenhillary (Should we turn Alaska or Texas into our Galt's Gulch?)
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