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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Candidates out of money

The current "backstage" story appears to be that all of the '08 candidates are running low on money with some variations, Romney out of his own pocket, Dems with more than Repubs.

In the wake of this, I feel I should take just a moment to thank the fine people of New Hampshire and Iowa for taking all the robocalls, the mailers, and the deluge of TV ads for the rest of us. Your dinners were disturbed so mine won't have to be. Thanks.

As to a specific, (ABC) Huckabee has canceled his support for the press covering him. No more scheduled buses or hotel rooms, and, by his own admission, he may pull out of Florida if he's not competitive.

He's now just chasing convention delegates, not the presidency.

Also, The WaPo piece about no money raises this possibility,
At least two of the 2008 presidential contenders, seeking bang for their buck, have privately discussed bypassing a barrage of targeted local ads in favor of buying a spot with potentially more impact to run during the Feb. 3 Super Bowl broadcast.

Take a minute and imagine that at your Superbowl party. Surely it will spawn conversation, but how does that conversation go if the ad is for Obama, Clinton, Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani.....?

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