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Article: OBAMA BOUGHT MORE ADS, FOR THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY, HE OUTSPENT CLINTON ON TELEVISION ADS 5 TO 1.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2008
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Byline: Associated Press
Barack Obama spent five times as much as Hillary Rodham Clinton on television advertising in advance of Wisconsin's primary, a study released Friday showed.
Obama beat Clinton on Tuesday 58 percent to 41 percent.
Obama also beat Clinton to the Wisconsin airwaves by a full six days. His first ad aired Feb. 6, one day after Super Tuesday, while Clinton didn't run one until Feb. 12.
Controlling the airwaves is seen as important because candidates can reach millions of people, help define the issues in a race and sway voters' opinions.
The two Democratic presidential candidates and Republicans John McCain ...