The Ad Campaign in Northern Virginia

VIrginia: 3 Hours
Campaign Ads on Local News on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
WRC Channel 4, Washington, DC (NBC) News 4 at 4, 5 and 6
Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 >>

With less than two weeks until Election Day the Obama and McCain campaigns are putting a lot of resources into Virginia, including buying ads on Washington, DC television to reach into Northern Virginia.
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"Sweat Equity" McCain-Palin 2008	"Right Now" For Maryland for our Future	"It Gets Worse" Obama for America	"A Fresh Approach" Friends of Mark Warner	"Chair" RNC
Ever been late to your kids... Gerry Connolly for Congress	"Sweat Equity" McCain-Palin 2008	Career politician Gerry Connolly... Fimian for Congress	"Right Now" For Maryland for our Future	"90 Percent" Obama for America
"Chair" RNC	?title? Obama for America	Career politician Gerry Connolly... Fimian for Congress	"A Fresh Approach" Friends of Mark Warner	"Not Us" Obama for America
Ever been late to your kids... Gerry Connolly for Congress	"Right Now" For Maryland for our Future	"Right Now" For Maryland for our Future	"It Gets Worse" Obama for America	"Sweat Equity" McCain-Palin 2008
Career politician Gerry Connolly... Fimian for Congress	"Chair" RNC	"Right Now" For Maryland for our Future	"90 Percent" Obama for America	An ugly partisan campaign... Frank Wolf for Congress
"Chair" RNC	Ugly, false smears by Keith Fimian Gerry Connolly for Congress	"Sweat Equity" McCain-Palin 2008	"History" Judy Feder for Congress	"Part of the Problem" Let Freedom Ring
Career politician Gerry Connolly... Fimian for Congress	"Chair" RNC	"A Fresh Approach" Friends of Mark Warner	?title? Obama for America	An ugly partisan campaign... Frank Wolf for Congress
"Chair" RNC

News 4 at 4: Approx. 27 ads in 7 ad breaks. 10 campaign ads from 7 different groups.
News 4 at 5: Approx. 30 ads in 6 ad breaks. 12 campaign ads from 7 different groups.
News 4 at 6: Approx. 31 ads in 7 ad breaks. 14 campaign ads from 10 different groups.

During this 3-hour time block 36 campaign ads aired, 18 of them focused on the presidential campaign:
    7 - Obama for America (4 different ads)
    6 - RNC ("Chair")
    4 - McCain-Palin ("Sweat Equity")
    1 - Let Freedom Ring

The other 18 are from a Maryland measure and two Virginia congressional races:
    5 - For Maryland for our Future ("Right Now")
    4 - Fimian for Congress
    3 - Friends of Mark Warner ("A Fresh Approach")
    3 - Gerry Connolly for Congress
    2 - Frank Wolf for Congress
    1 - Judy Feder for Congress