Hispanic Vote Targeted In Obama's Final Push

Barack Obama is capping off what his campaign claims is "the most aggressive Spanish-language media effort in presidential campaign history" with a series of new TV and radio ads released Monday. In addition, Obama announced that, along with his purchase...

Obama Targets Hispanics With Three More Ads

When Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination early this summer, many Democratic insiders feared he would not be able to win over Hispanic voters, who overwhelmingly favored his opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the primaries. Less than two weeks out...

GOP Makes Small-Business Pitch To Hispanics

On the heels of the Republican National Committee's announcement that it will focus its ad spending on traditional GOP states where Barack Obama is gaining, like Colorado and Virginia, the RNC and John McCain released a Spanish-language TV spot admonishing...

Obama's Economic Onslaught

In a strictly political sense, the failing economy has been a blessing to Barack Obama's candidacy. And the Illinois senator is capitalizing on the fiscal crisis in several TV ads running in battleground states. In "Floridians Hurting" (subscription), Obama seeks...

McCain's Ads: From Uniting To Attacking In Record Time

Judging from the McCain campaign's TV advertising, it took them only about 30 minutes to get over the economic crisis their candidate contends should be uniting the country. At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the camp released "Week" (subscription), an...

Seething In Spanish

John McCain countered Barack Obama's tough Spanish-language TV ad this week with one of his own today. Two days after Obama came out with "Dos Caras," McCain countered with "Obama-Chavez" (subscription), which juxtaposes footage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denouncing...

Who's Slinging The Most Mud?

John McCain has been catching a lot of heat for several of his recent TV ads, with even the likes of Karl Rove acknowledging that the McCain spots don't always pass the truth test. But Barack Obama has launched some...

RNC Tweaks Ad Buys In Key States

Coinciding with the travel schedule of Barack Obama this week, the Republican National Committee is re-airing a pair of radio ads in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. "Change Or More Of The Same?" (subscription), which initially started running in New...

McCain & The RNC On Earmarks, Immigration And Palin

Between solo and joint ads released today by John McCain and the Republican National Committee, the GOP is covering a lot of ground. Indeed, they had to make up for an ad-free day Thursday, in honor of 9/11 -- though...

Stealing The Democrats' Thunder

Conservative group American Future Fund and the Republican National Committee didn’t waste any time attacking Democrats prior to the party's convention. Both groups released radio ads on Friday specifically to get a jump on the events in Denver. In "What...

Third-Party Makes Western Push For Obama

Barack Obama has discouraged left-leaning third-party groups from getting involved in this year's ad wars. But California-based PowerPAC is going on air today with a new TV spot in New Mexico that targets Latino voters. "What Matters" (subscription) portrays Obama...

McCain Cooks Up Spanish-Language Version Of Attack Ad

John McCain continues his attempts to win over Hispanic voters from Barack Obama, releasing a radio ad today in Florida and the Southwest -- a Spanish-language version of a spot released earlier this month. In "Recipe" (subscription), an announcer references...

Are You Ready For More McCain Attack Ads?

In two new radio ads John McCain released Friday, Barack Obama is again pegged as a "celebrity" unfit to lead, offering tax plans that will hurt middle-class America. "Are You Ready For Obama?" (subscription), a Spanish-language ad running in Florida,...

Some Love For Latinos

Barack Obama has established a firm lead over John McCain among Latino voters in recent polling, but the Illinois senator is not letting up in his efforts to court them. He has recently attended events of three national Latino groups...

McCain's Latino 'Children'

Conspicuously timed amid a slew of appearances in front of prominent Latino organizations, John McCain released a new ad today in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada, praising Latinos for serving in the U.S. military and alluding to immigration reform. "God's...

Operation Hispanic Vote

John McCain is continuing his quest to close in on the solid lead Barack Obama has garnered among Latino voters. Fresh on the heels of two Spanish radio ads the presumptive GOP nominee released last week in Nevada and New...