Paul To Air First New Hampshire Ads

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: Ron Paul

(CBS/AP)

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, digging into the $5 million he raised in the third quarter, is set to launch a series of ads in New Hampshire on Monday.

Though the campaign isn't releasing the first ad until Monday, Paul spokesman Jesse Benton described it to CBS News: "We set up some man on the street interviews with New Hampshire citizens, and we film them talking about Ron and why they like him, why he's appealing," he said. (Check out our interview with Paul today.)

"It's just very positive, trying to introduce Dr. Paul to the citizens of New Hampshire," he added. "We think we're running pretty strong in New Hampshire but name recognition continues to be one of the big obstacles we have to tackle."

Paul, a libertarian-leaning Texan, is polling at seven percent in the state, according to a poll released yesterday by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College, behind Mitt Romney at 32 percent, Rudy Giuliani at 22 percent, and Sen. John McCain at 15 percent.

The first spot will be followed by "some commercials with Ron himself talking about his positions," says Benton. As the New York Times notes, the campaign has purchased airtime for six weeks for its five new commercials, at a cost of $1.1 million.

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by nh4ronpaul October 26, 2007 6:49 PM EDT: I am like a proud mom, looking over what I started here in NH back in February with the help of just 200 of my friends.; Reply to this comment


by jahfre-2009 October 26, 2007 6:21 PM EDT: The race is on! This is history in the making. The Internet has enabled freedom loving citizens to exercise their right of free association and self-education with no corporate of governmental censorship or filtering. The Ron Paul campaign is just the first example of the kind of America we will live in as the results of these trends become pervasive over time.; Reply to this comment


by freedom_usa October 26, 2007 4:55 PM EDT: Thank you Brian Montopoli and CBS for the coverage!; Reply to this comment


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by eapsystems October 26, 2007 4:03 PM EDT: Great News! Go Ron Paul--Spend that Money!!! That it what it is there for. Name recognition (and inclusion in the phone polls) is the big thing---The issues are a slam-dunk. They should post the ads on the website so we can all see them!; Reply to this comment


by brettrix October 26, 2007 3:55 PM EDT: Awesome news CBS- I wish I could see the TV ad here in Phoenix. I know Ron Paul just spent about $450 k on radio ads in all 4 early states last week (NH, IA, SC, FL)

The first TV ad sounds like something I do all the time... introduce people to Ron Paul and watch them stand in disbelief that someone with his positions is even running, let alone among the Top Tier candidates.

I say,
We''re All For Paul!; Reply to this comment