Rep. Joe Sestak, the Democratic nominee for Senate, has purchased air time for TV commercials in select markets of Pennsylvania beginning Tuesday through Sept. 6, after enduring weeks of attakc ads by his Republican opponent without answering directly.
Sestak's campaign has booked at least $110,870 worth of time on broadcast and cable television in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Erie, Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre, according to sources who track media buys. About 91 percent of the money will be spent on brodcast; the cable buys are mostly for spots during Phillies games and the Penn State football opener.
Republican Pat Toomey began advertising July 7 with spots painting Sestak as too liberal for Pennsylania, attacking his votes in favor of the federal economic stimulus, the Democratic health-care overhaul, and bailouts for banks and auto companies.
Two weeks ago, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, went up with substantial buys of adsthat attack Toomey for being too close to Wall Street, where he worked early in his career.
Once again, the Democrat mouthpiece Inquirer is acting as the PR firm for their boy Sleestak. Why don't you also post all the times when the commercials will run, and post the commercials themselves for viewing on your web site (in the interest of "news" of course...). When can we expect the requisite endorsement of Sleestak - it's only a mere formality. There's no diversity of thought at either paper.— fafafooey- Joe, you might be better off trying to buy some votes, even with the possiblity of breaking laws, because you can't win this one. This Novemeber is the O'Bama backlash from us democrats who have felt betrayed by our party. Try again later, like in ten years. By the way, why don't you join John Street and Sam Katz, "now there is a pair who can beat two of a kind".— FJG JR
Those calls are coming. Don't answer your phone until the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November.- I thought Randall and Klugman were "The Odd Couple". Street and Katz both recall Felix Unger. Now, that's odd.
