Obama advertised for 30 minutes on US television
Six days before the U.S. presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama, thanks to donations in the millions, addressed voters at length for 30 minutes during prime time.
Six days before the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama spoke to voters at length for 30 minutes in prime time on Wednesday thanks to millions in donations.
According to media reports, the broadcast on four television stations cost between 3.5 and five million US dollars, as reported by SDA. In the commercial entitled "Barack Obama: American Stories", the black senator interwove stories of the hardships of average Americans with his political program.
Scenes from his youth alternated with judgments from political friends about the 47-year-old. The "infomercial" - a mixture of advertising and information - was accompanied by calm music and ended with a link to a live performance by Obama in Florida.
In the past three weeks alone, Obama has shown 140,000 TV commercials to viewers across the USA. The New York Times calculated that the films would last 53 days in a row.
Campaign budgets have risen steadily in recent elections. In 1992, at the time of George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot, it was 192 million dollars for all candidates. In the last election in 2004 it was already 717 million dollars, this time the candidates will spend more than 1.3 billion dollars according to an estimate by the independent Washington Center for Responsive Policies.
According to media reports, the broadcast on four television stations cost between 3.5 and five million US dollars, as reported by SDA. In the commercial entitled "Barack Obama: American Stories", the black senator interwove stories of the hardships of average Americans with his political program.
Scenes from his youth alternated with judgments from political friends about the 47-year-old. The "infomercial" - a mixture of advertising and information - was accompanied by calm music and ended with a link to a live performance by Obama in Florida.
In the past three weeks alone, Obama has shown 140,000 TV commercials to viewers across the USA. The New York Times calculated that the films would last 53 days in a row.
Campaign budgets have risen steadily in recent elections. In 1992, at the time of George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot, it was 192 million dollars for all candidates. In the last election in 2004 it was already 717 million dollars, this time the candidates will spend more than 1.3 billion dollars according to an estimate by the independent Washington Center for Responsive Policies.
