Paul To Air First New Hampshire Ads
(CBS/AP)
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.
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If we give him a continuing fair opportunity to thoroughly explain all of his positions on the issues - which shouldn''t be difficult, because they start with adherance to the Constitution and end with fairness toward everyone who has played by the rules of the old quasi-socialist system we''ve had in place - he should double and triple his polling numbers in weeks, if not days.
- 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)
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See all 12 CommentsThe 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!