According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, "The Barack barrage has begun." The Obama camp began airing ads in Philadelphia on Friday, which will run through today, March 24th, the voter registration deadline. The Inquirer goes on to report that the Obama campaign spent around $330,000 on this latest slate of ads.
"Opportunity", a minute-long spot, is aptly titled and mostly autobiographical. Using the same words as appeared in his speech on race, Obama shines the spotlight on his grandparents, painting the picture of a working class couple; his grandfather served in the army, while his grandmother worked on bomber assembly line and neither had much money. The Obama campaign is no doubt attempting to appeal to the large number of working class voters in Pennsylvania, which have thus far been a key voting block for Hillary.
Obama is also running two 30-second ads, "Carry" and "Toughest." The former focuses primarily on Obama's ability to be bipartisian and features Illinois Republican Senator Kirk Dillard, while the latter promotes Obama's push for ethics reform.
As a little bonus, here are a couple of radio ads the Obama campaign has been running in Pennsylvania. Click here and here to listen.
I have yet to see reports that Hillary has started running ads in Pennsylvania, but as soon as she does I'll be sure to post them.
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Barack barrage
After being home in PA this weekend, I can say that the Inquirer is speaking the truth. Obama's ads were everywhere.
Obama Ads
I was amazed at the number of Obama ads I saw running this weekend when I was home in Pennsylvania. Most surprising was the frequency of ads in the Johnstown - Altoona market compared to the Pittsburgh market, most statewide races in Pa have a very limited ad buy in this market and Obama seemed to be buying it heavier than Pittsburgh's more expensive market. I was also surprised when the ads were running; during the NCAA Tournament games rather than the local news, a favorite of political spots. Obama is clearly targeteting a new set of voters.