Obama Leaves Hole In Primetime Roadblock

Barack Obama's campaign passes on ABC primetime ad-buy.

By Mariel Bird -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/28/2008 4:30:00 PM

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Barack Obama’s planned broadcast roadblock during primetime Wednesday will not include ABC, as the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign has decided to pass on buying airtime on the network. ABC will instead air a new episode of Pushing Daisies.
The Obama campaign has purchased ad time on Oct. 29 on CBS, NBC, Fox, and Univision; each is scheduled to air a 30-minute “closing argument” infomercial from Sen. Obama at 8:00 p.m. Fox had agreed to push back the

start of game six of the World Series

. However, since

MLB is delaying the completion

of game five due to weather conditions until Wednesday night, the remainder of that game will now follow the Obama half hour. 
The Obama campaign has not completely ignored the network, however, having two ad slots with the network that aired October 20 and 22 during World News With Charles Gibson for a reported $138,000 each.

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  The Obama Campaign made the request two weeks ago. ABC dragged
  their feet, waiting until the DAY BEFORE to officially make it available.
  By that time, the money had been re-allocated.
  
  The Obama Campaign couldn't just sit on a million dollars for two
  weeks.
  
  Now, ABC looks like the Victim, and they don't have to piss of Belo
  (conservative who ons many, many ABC affiliates and makes Rupert
  Murdoch look like Karl Marx.)

  
  

  
  Tedious - 10/28/2008 5:17:00 PM EDT
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