Nevada Seeing Many Campaign Ads
There are nine key states still up for grabs in the 2012 presidential election and the two presidential nominees are using advertisements as a way to swing more voters their way.
Nevada, particularly the Las Vegas area, is among the states seeing the most advertisements, according to The Washington Post. Despite Nevada being one of the states seeing the most ads, the cost to air a commercial is not quite as high as a state such as Florida. This is because airtime costs less in places with a lower population, points out The Washington Post.
The National Journal reports that President Barack Obama has spent nearly twice as much money on ads in Nevada as Republican nominee Mitt Romney. They also reported that Obama has spent $20 million in Nevada which may seem like a high amount, but it is only a third of the amount he spent in Florida and Ohio.
Those bothered by the amount of ads in the swing states have only seen one third of the ads for television so far and are about to be bombarded over the next week, according to Ad Week.
Auto Industry Ads Hit Home in Michigan
Although President Barack Obama has dropped another point in Michigan on the Real Clear Politics poll, he is not focusing much attention on the state.
While both parties created ads attacking the other’s approach to the failing auto industry, neither ad was focused on Michigan, both were focused on Ohio.
Romney’s ad attacks Obama for outsourcing jobs and companies, while Obama’s ad attacks Romney for wanting to allow the auto industries to go bankrupt. This once again shows that their focus on Ohio’s connection to the auto industry is also going to affect Michigan.
At this point in the campaign most ads are focused at the Ohio and Florida the swing states with the most electoral votes. But Michigan has the third largest amount of electoral votes of the swing states and was also affected by the collapse of the auto industry. Though the money for advertisements is not being focused on Michigan the accusations being made in the ads have a large effect on how Michigan will vote.
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