Strategists adjust campaign spending
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Republican and Democratic party strategists are rethinking their spending, shoving money for television advertising into states where their candidates need a boost and shaving it from contests that appear safe or hopeless.
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The most expensive presidential advertising campaign in history closes Tuesday with President Bush, Sen. John Kerry, their political parties and allied groups having spent more than &#36;600 million.
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DES MOINES -- In a land of corn and caucuses, where harvests are measured by bushels and buzz, the presidential campaigns march through the seasons in a curious rite of persuasion. First comes biography, then policy and, finally, a political pitch calibrated to the shifting climate.
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Usually, the heightened competitiveness of an election contest can be detected by the increased visibility of the challenger candidate. But sometimes, it is an unusually big investment by the incumbent party thatÃ¢ÂÂs the giveaway.
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As the presidential campaign got underway a year ago, the candidates faced a volatile political environment dominated by the Iraq war, illegal immigration and terrorism. A year later, the campaigns are rewriting their playbooks as it appears that the race may actually be shaped by the economy.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; As the nation's trial lawyers again funneled tens of millions of dollars to Democrats and their causes in the last election, Republicans were crafting a strategy to choke off that money for future campaigns.
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Previewing its fall strategy, John Kerry's presidential campaign will buy &#36;45 million worth of commercial time in 20 states through Election Day, including spots on cable television and advertising geared toward minorities.
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Politics is a big-money business: In the current presidential election, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have raised a combined total of nearly half a billion dollars, according to filings with the Federal Elections Commission.
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The Trail | Campaign refocuses after Tuesday's pummeling raises new questions about strategy.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and John Kerry have accepted $75 million each in government financing for their campaigns for the White House but tens of millions more will be spent by the parties and partisan interest groups to influence the race.
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Fund raising and spending in the 2003-04 election cycle by President Bush, Democratic rival John Kerry and national party committees:
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Government lawyers are renewing their push to rein in groups like those spending millions on ads and voter outreach in the presidential race.
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Spending by contestants and supporters in the U.S. elections this year will be nearly &#36;4 billion, the highest ever, a study released on Thursday said.
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Republicans Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani ramped up their presidential campaign spending in the second quarter of the year, with Romney outpacing his contributions with an aggressive media strategy.
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The $2.6 million the candidates have spent on Web banner ads is less than 1% of what they have poured into TV ads.
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A close U.S. presidential race is providing a selective boon in political advertising for media companies, as candidates hone their strategies by state and even city, media buyers and analysts said on Wednesday.
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Election officials Wednesday proposed overhauling the way tax dollars can be used to cover the cost of running for president, including an increase in the amount that can be spent by primary candidates who take public money.