Howard Dean Doubling Ad Spending in Iowa

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Howard Dean Doubling Ad Spending in Iowa; New 60-Second Spot Slated to Start Airing Monday

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Nov. 26 — Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean is doubling his ad spending in Iowa to at least $400,000 over 10 days in an attempt to pull away from rival Dick Gephardt in the key early voting state.

Gephardt's campaign accused Dean of trying to "buy the Iowa caucuses" with the new 60-second biographical ad slated to start airing Monday throughout the state.

Dean's power play puts pressure on Gephardt because it is unclear whether the Missouri congressman can match or exceed the former Vermont governor's buy. Gephardt is slated to spend less than half of that about $160,000 during the same period.

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Dean usually buys airtime in $200,000 spurts, but is pouring $400,000 to $500,000 into Iowa TV stations for the new 60-second buy, the largest ad buy in the state to date, according to two senior officials in Dean's campaign who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

One aide said the new spot seeks to broaden voter understanding of Dean. At 60 seconds, it is twice as long as a standard ad and twice as expensive. The buy is so large that the average Iowa TV viewer could see the spot 18 times over 10 days.

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http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031126_1527.html

[Julien Sorel]

1. Competing with Bush, I see.

Yep, foregoing those spending limits was sure about Bush.

For 35 years, I've been following presidential elections, going back to 1968. Dean is the most blatantly lying Democratic candidate I've seen in that time, and second only to Nixon and his ludicrous 'secret plan' to extricate us from Vietnam, and nonsense about 'silent majorities.' Being a 'straight shooter' isn't what it used to be.

[Jim Sagle]

3. Too bad, so sad.

[retyred]

6. The best candidate money can buy

How much mud can a mud slinger sling if a mud slinger can sling mud? I think we're about to find out!

Heaven help us if dean does get elected and is given the keys to the vault, he'll make bush seem like scrooge!



retyred in fla
“good night paul, wherever you are”
So I read the book

[Julien Sorel]

8. What would happen to Dean against a candidate he couldn't

outspend?

[Eloriel]

18. Oh, please, Billy

Such a claims insults one of us to a point that stretches the bounds of Reality.

It either instults me (and all Dean supporters) as dupes and fools, or it embarrasses yourself massively as either totally deluded or an opportunistic liar.

Many of us here at Du who are Dean supporters aren't exactly naive or ill-informed or poor judges of character or inexperienced in all things political. Many of us have studied Dean like we've studied no other candidate ever before -- as closely as we might study our son's or daughter's intended spouse. We've eyeballed him, we've listened, we've taken his measure, we've weighed his language, words, tones, body language. We've read what people who know him personally, like Paul Hawkin, have to say: http://blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/002403.html

And we're pretty clear what Dean is all about. Many of us took up this study in self-defense, early on. We just didn't want to get our hopes up and have them dashed. We needed to be sure.

I am sure about Dean. And he is the polar opposite of what you're describing.

So what you're saying to me is, "Who do you believe? Me or your lyin' eyes?" Sorry, we won't be buying.

So basically, the meme you're apparently trying to plant (or support) is really NOT a winner. Back to the drawing board with you.

Eloriel

[ProudToBeLiberal]

2. awesome

[KittyWampus]

5. Really? If It Was A Republican One Would Think There'd Be Howls On DU

But since Howard Dean is the 73 Name of God I guess this is okay.

I thought abandoning the spending limits thing was about beating Bush not bankrupting the Democrats.

[Demobrat]

9. He didn't tell them to spend their money attacking him.

Do you really expect him to not fight back? When he has the means and his supporters would murder him if he didn't? In your dreams.

[KittyWampus]

11. Maybe If Dean Stops Lying About The Others

and told the truth about his record as Governor the other candidates wouldn't be attacking him...

[Scott Lee]

17. "Liar liar pants on fire"

One of the most cherished in the Rightwing Book of Political Debate...now making it's debut performance on DU.

Tickets go on sale Saturday.

[slinkerwink]

4. I hope he squashes Gephardt like a bug....

man.......Gephardt makes my skin crawl whenever he spouts lies and distortions about Dean.

[Demobrat]

7. Good. Every time they hit him he should hit back twice as

hard. It's good practice.

[KittyWampus]

10. What Will His "Biography" Include:

Wonder if his biography will mention his support for limiting a citizens right to sue HMO's, deregulating Energy, basing Affirmative Action on Class not Race, hiking up the age requirement for SS and sucking up to Libertarians at the CATO Institute & the Gun Industry friendly NRA?

[DrFunkenstein]

13. He Has Evolved In The Last Few Months

Ignore his lifelong record. What matters is what he says on the campaign trail. That's the true Dean.

[DrFunkenstein]

12. Good, Spend That Money In Iowa!

This is political hardball. I accept it, which ultimately drives me nuts because Deanies whine so much when the others play hardball.

[dean4america]

14. for once, i agree with you

this isn't a race to be Junior class president. It's hardball, and Gephardt shouldn't bitch about it. What would he do if he was the nominee and Bush spent 2 million in ad buys against him in one week? sit back and whine? if he was a better fundraiser--if his campaign was going SOMEWHERE-- he'd have money to hit back with.

(ps, if Kerry wanted to do the same thing in either IA or NH, I wouldn't have a problem with it. It's how the game is played).

[OKNancy]

15. Tippi gets a cut from all ad buys

I wonder what his percentage is...just curious.

[ShaneGR]

19. Probably around 3-5%.....

It's pretty standard for the Media Buyer to earn that much. The more ads you run, the more supporters you get, the more money you have, the more ads you run.

The bigtime media advisors make very good money.

But I'm not sure Trippi is actually the media buyer.

[Eloriel]

21. Trippi's firm

IF they place the media buy, and I'll be you don't know for sure if they do.

IIRC, the typical commission for the work of placing an ad buy used to be 10%. Don't know if it's changed.

Are you having a problem with Trippi's firm (or any firm) actually doing business and getting paid? Trippi doesn't draw a salary as the Campaign Manager. Can you find something to criticize about that too?

Eloriel

[RetroLounge]

16. Bwahahhahahahhaaha!

"Gephardt's campaign accused Dean of trying to "buy the Iowa caucuses" with the new 60-second biographical ad slated to start airing Monday throughout the state."

What a pathetic little man.

Dean has more money than I do. WWaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh...

You got a problem, then spend the money needle-dick...

[ShaneGR]

20. Gees

That was a little harsh. Sounded like a conservative during the 2000 election.