So in case you happened to be flipping through any one of a number of different networks, you might have stumbled upon a little 4 million dollar project of Obama's. In one final attempt to expand the already sufficient gap in the poles, half an hour of primetime television was purchased for an infomercial. The ad consisted of many clips from speaches, as well as a live broadcast from Sunrise, Florida. Obama shared his plans for the countries economy and tried to sway whats left of the undecided voters towards the left and for change.
The commercial was a very interesting move by Senator Obama, especially so late in the race. Nothing like this has ever been done before, and the difference in both campaign's budget has become much more prominent. The tactic was very idealistic, and Obama can only hope to gain a few more votes in the next 5 days. Looking at the situation more realisticly, spending all of that money on those 30 minutes wasn't really that necessary. Yet we could see this kind of campaigning in the future, as it may in fact turn out very effective in a race that could end up much closer than some polls currently show.
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I completely agree with Obama's decision to run this infomercial. If a candidate's campaign budget allows for these types of publicity stunts, then why not? As long as its going to win him a few extra votes I think it is something he should be allowed and encouraged to do.
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