We’ve reshaped the United States based on where superPACs and other outside groups spent their money to air political ads aimed at influencing the presidential election. The result? One weirdly telling map.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Obama And Romney Respond To Sandy With Election (And Katrina) In Mind
At a time when both presidential campaigns would typically be hitting all the swing states, some were off limits owing to Hurricane Sandy. Still, with only a week left before the election, the campaigns both had to find ways to continue their efforts while heeding Hurricane Katrina’s lessons.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Tiny N.H. Draws Big Money And Names To Gubernatorial Race
There are 11 gubernatorial races this fall, and one of the most competitive is in the swing state of New Hampshire. Out-of-state money and political muscle are flowing into the race, which both candidates say amounts to a stark choice on social and fiscal issues.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Nine States; Near-Unlimited Cash; A Flurry Of Ads
Democrats and Republicans are on track to spend about $1 billion each on TV advertising in the presidential race â most of it negative and almost all in battleground states. There’s little evidence the ads sway voters, but the campaigns are happy to settle for low odds, given the lingering memories of the close 2000 election.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Ad Watch Rematch: 6 Swing States, 1 Half-Hour, 87 Political Ads
Since June, more than 915,000 presidential ads alone have aired on broadcast and cable TV. So what’s it like to watch the local news in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia?» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Women Seen As Key In N.H, Both As Voters And As Candidates
The Obama campaign is making a big play for female voters in New Hampshire, where the president has tried to link Republican Mitt Romney to controversial moves by the state legislature on abortion and women’s health. And the state could elect an all-woman congressional delegation.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Obama Campaign Invokes ‘537’ To Get Out The Vote
An Obama campaign ad airing in swing states referencing the 2000 Florida recount uses memorable images of the days following the election to encourage supporters to vote. It calls 537 “the number of votes that changed the course of American history.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
The Race To 270: A Swing State Scorecard
NPR.org’s new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that’s not a given. As you play, you’ll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us