I’ve probably seen two dozen Obama ads today. Considering I don’t watch much television, and today have only watched the History Channel and TNT, this is weird. And since I’m in Texas, one of the least-likely-to-swing states, this is particularly weird.
So on the one hand, this should be mildly discouraging to McCain supporters. Seeing tons of Obama ads and not a single McCain ad, in light of recent polls, lends support to the notion that there’s about to be a landslide.
On the other hand, Obama is spending money to show ads to Texans. How dumb is he? I’m actually glad that I’m seeing lots of Obama ads and not a single McCain ad, because that means that Obama is wasting his money and McCain isn’t (or, at least, isn’t wasting money in the same way). Airing ads on national television doesn’t strike me as terribly intelligent. And, to the extent that Obama is promising to control federal spending once he’s elected, his profligate campaign spending is something to consider.
Posted by Apollo in Audacity of Hype, Deep in the Heart of Texas