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GOP campaigns prepare for TV ad war

Republican candidates have been test-driving themes and previewing attack lines online for months, foreshadowing the TV ad war that's all but certain to start soon in Iowa, New Hampshire and other early voting states.

 

Ron Paul supporters hit Perry, Romney in new ad

A super PAC trying to help Texas Rep. Ron Paul is out with a new video deriding Rick Perry and Mitt Romney as "plastic men" and slamming the ...

 

McMahon Ad Attacks Blumenthal’s Vietnam Claim

McMahon Ad Attacks Blumenthal’s Vietnam Claim

Hours before their debate, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut released a video showing her opponent suggesting he served in the Vietnam War, though he did not.

 

Political ad spending on TV to rise 25%

Heatedly contested races in this fall's midterm elections and a Supreme Court decision that ended certain spending restrictions could boost political advertising spending on TV stations 25%-plus compared with 2006 and produce a revenue windfall for broadcasters, according to a new study from research firm SNL Kagan.

 

Candidate for governor Jerry Brown unveils first TV commercial

Democrat Jerry Brown Tuesday will end his silence on the airwaves. Kicking off its long-awaited TV ad campaign on Labor Day, Brown's gubernatorial campaign unveiled a 30-second spot depicting the former governor as a frugal yet visionary leader who helped create 1.9 million jobs when he was governor in the late 70s and early 80s.

 

Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers

Republican Jesse Kelly was still basking in the glow of his victory in an Arizona congressional primary when the Democratic congresswoman he's trying to unseat released a scathing TV ad branding him "a risk" who would gamble away people's retirement savings.

 

Bill on political ad disclosures falls a little short in Senate

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political advertising, derailing a major White House initiative and virtually ensuring an onslaught of attack ads during this year's midterm ...

 

Spending on political TV ads skyrockets

Congressional candidates, political parties and special-interest groups have spent more than $139 million on TV ads to influence November's federal ...

 

Justice Alito's candid response to Obama's rebuke

The nation owes a substantial debt to Justice Samuel Alito for his display of unhappiness over President Obama's criticisms of the Supreme Court's recent legislation -- excuse me, decision -- opening our electoral system to a new ...

 

Obama blasts campaign finance ruling

Obama blasts campaign finance ruling

President Barack Obama sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision easing limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions.

 

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