Obama Infomercial to Air on NBC, FOX and CBS Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern
As widely reported in the media, tonight is the night for Barack Obama to make his prime time pitch to America to help sway any undecided voters to vote for the Obama/Biden ticket next Tuesday. The AP reported that the Obama campaign paid a cool $1 Million per network to be able to air the half hour Obama infomercial at 8 p.m. eastern. The half hour Obama infomercial is also slated appear on a few other networks such as Univision, MSNBC, BET and TV One. Notably absent from the network line up is ABC. ABC had the highest number of viewers of other broadcast networks for the first presidential debate.
Obama infomercial is old hat, already been done
The Obama infomercial that will air tonight at 8 p.m. is not something new. Though we haven't seen a presidential candidate buy up air time in 16 years, it has been done before. Back in 1992 when it was a 3 way race between Ross Perot, Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush, Ross Perot made an infomercial, complete with charts to solidify his points, that aired during prime time. Extremely wealthy, Perot had no problem coming up with the cash to purchase the prime slots to air his infomercial. However, though wealthy and flush with cash, Perot could not buy the 1992 election, even with a prime time infomercial to reach the masses.
Can Obama's infomercial help him clinch the presidency?
Can the Obama infomercial help Obama win the presidency? Perhaps. As the election nears, the polling data shows a tightening race. Today's Rasmussen polls show Obama leading John McCain 50% to 47%, still within the margin of error. Airing the Obama infomercial tonight could help sway any undecideds his way and airing his the Obama infomercial on networks such as Univision will reach Hispanic voters, as will airing it on BET help solidify his base.
Obama infomercial is old hat, already been done
The Obama infomercial that will air tonight at 8 p.m. is not something new. Though we haven't seen a presidential candidate buy up air time in 16 years, it has been done before. Back in 1992 when it was a 3 way race between Ross Perot, Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush, Ross Perot made an infomercial, complete with charts to solidify his points, that aired during prime time. Extremely wealthy, Perot had no problem coming up with the cash to purchase the prime slots to air his infomercial. However, though wealthy and flush with cash, Perot could not buy the 1992 election, even with a prime time infomercial to reach the masses.
Can Obama's infomercial help him clinch the presidency?
Can the Obama infomercial help Obama win the presidency? Perhaps. As the election nears, the polling data shows a tightening race. Today's Rasmussen polls show Obama leading John McCain 50% to 47%, still within the margin of error. Airing the Obama infomercial tonight could help sway any undecideds his way and airing his the Obama infomercial on networks such as Univision will reach Hispanic voters, as will airing it on BET help solidify his base.
- Ross Perot aired an infomercial in 1992.
- Perot got nearly 20% of the popular vote, but no electoral votes.
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Thanks for the info!
Barbara Brehm
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/30/2008
Obama's special tonight sealed the deal for me on voting for Barack Obama. Our economic policies with Bush, and his lying about the war has created the mess we are in at this time. John McCain wants to continue the same economic, and world views as Bush. Obama's plan for America is what we need to attain. ennergy independence, strengthening the middle class, small business, tax incentives to companies that stay here and keep our jobs in the US. Foreign policy should be based on dialog and diplomacy first. We created a war in Iraq under false premises, it is time for us to rebuild our integrity and be the role model for democracy. Barack Obama has the intelligence, judgment and temperament we need for our President to steer us through this mess.
Ridiculously Hollywood-scripted. And we all know how stupid many actors sound when they're away from a script. Only thing is - most of them aren't running for President.
Tired is the word. Lets just get this over with. I'll pass on the infomercial.
snowboarder96067
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/29/2008
Listen and you might hear the truth. I have never seen anyone lie and cheat more than McCain and his Maverick sidekick in my life. They have nothing to offer except more of the Fear that Bush thrived on for the last 8 years....
Lee Moore
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/29/2008
Obama - Presidential Candidate or Pretender to the Throne? The American people are uncanny at spotting hyperbole - they can and will see past the stage props and presumptions, trust me.
Obama's on TV tonight? I thought it was Bozo the Clown. Darn. Guess I'll pop in a DVD.
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