Ad Wars of 2016 Campaign Erupt in a Changing TV Arena
Posted on AllSides January 9th, 2016
From The Left
On WMUR, the dominant television station in Manchester, N.H., about 25 percent of commercial time is being eaten up by presidential campaign ads. Already this week, the candidates and their allies have fired off a dozen new commercials, a third of them negative, in Iowa and New Hampshire markets.
The “super PAC” supporting Senator Marco Rubio of Florida unleashed multiple advertisements blasting Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and his record. The super PAC backing Senator Ted Cruz of Texas portrayed Mr. Rubio as unfit for the presidency. And the...
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