IF Obama wins the election... ?

Obama has spent at times 7 to 1 over McCain on TV ads. Last night he paid over $6 million of his donation dollars on a barrage of channels which many have described - boring to a little house on the prarie churn the butter infomercial.

The only thing that made it all possible is that all of this was paid for by money Obama promised in the first place not to receive. "Public donations".

He broke that simple promise......wow, can't wait to see what's next "if" he wins.

If he was buying it with his own money.. maybe.

But since that money is from contributions of mostly regular joe's who are donating their $5 through the web, I'd say it's because he is the more popular politician.

Obama has energized this nation like no candidate before - and it shows in the money he is able to raise for his campaign.

Now - as much as you may repeat this:

He does not support the group that's been accused of double-registering people. He has condemned that practice the second it came out.

And his half-hour infomercial?

Even Republican strategists said that he can't go wrong with it.

I don't know if you've watched it, but it was a very well-done summary of his plans for the country, mixed in with some stories of real-life people and their problems (you know how McCain keeps rubbing Joe the Plumber down our throats?.. well, Obama told their stories with a hell of a lot less propaganda and still brought his point across).

He didn't rant, didn't spread accusations about his opponents....

He simply used his chance to get his message out there without the media filtering every word coming out of his mouth.

I'm sure Republicans will use the "bought election" argument if Obama wins....

But honestly - how many people do you know who had their vote changed by a TV ad?

Not a single one in my experience.

Obama didn't create the corrupt election system we have in which advertising dollars make votes.

But did you feel the same when the GOP had the upper financial hand?

The truth is that more people want Obama in office, and they are willing to pony up the cash to back it up.

We need serious campaign reform that limits spending on elections. The GOP had 6 years to do this and it didn't even make the agenda. Let's hope the DNC will get the majority and take up the issue. It's no guarantee they will, but I'd say the odds are better.

It means that people thought he was the best man. Has anyone you ever meet been convinced to vote for someone because of the frequency of the ads for them? They might vote for them for what they saw in an ad, but the frequency (which is all that extra money buys you)? I actually become less likely to vote for that person when I hear the same ad 2 or 3 times in one commercial break like I have been for my state's Lieutenant Governor.

I wish people would do productive things with their money instead of spending in on candidates. This year I took my political budget and gave half to charity, because I feel we can't ignore our obligations. The great thing about USA is we have greater private giving than any other country.

I wish that some of the $600 million BHO raised was donated to the Red Cross.

The average campaign donation to Obama's campaign is $84. Obama has massive support by ordinary people who want change so badly that they are willing to donate what they can. Big Business which traditionally has supported Republicans in a big way have lost faith in the Republican Party.

Obama has lead in the polls 90% of the time since July. I don't think spending money makes you win, I see as many McCain commercials as Obama, but McCain commercials are so negative. I think their campaign turned people off and most people would rather vote for Obama because he is younger, has a clear plan and isn't running down McCain with every breath.

He and McCain have both been on the campaign trail for months. And their perspective running mates. To my understanding, one of McCain's latest talking points is experience. That experience means that he's been around for awhile. People voting for him should know him VERY well by now. To the point where he wouldn't need a lot of marketing... you so you'd think. Either way, their rallies are equal, the RNC has stepped in and helped out with ads. In my battleground state, we get robocalls, pamphlets in the mail, and just recently, we were sent a CD detailing terror training camps... I wonder why?....

if u have been attempting to enhance into president wouldnt u fill the voters minds with satisfied ideas and then while u get there its impossible 2 make those photographs a fact as long as their satisfied ideas come real i pay over $4 for a gallon of gas prez bush dosent have 2 difficulty approximately arising with the extra $ to put in his gas tank we do it for him

My vote is for Mc Cain but I wanted to see the infomercial just to accustomize myself to an Obama administration.

It means he got more votes than McCain..

You must not pay attention to politics. Most of them are corrupt and break laws more than non-politicians.

If you want me to justify your questions, then sure he's the better man.. sure he spent more but that's because more people donated money to him because they are sick of the last 8 years, and no he didn't buy it, he proved to be the better man out of the two.