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Obama Ad In South Dakota: He Understands America, "Rural And Urban Alike"
Obama goes up on the air in South Dakota with a positive spot starring Tom Daschle...
The ad trumpets his grasp of the values of most South Dakota residents and his understanding of America -- "rural and urban alike."
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Does the campaign have to spend every nickel of their primary dollars on the primary?
May 26, 2008 3:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes and no.
Yes, assuming Obama is the nominee, the money is untouchable once the primary season is over.
However, the primary season technically lasts up until the convention, when the candidate is officially nominated. A presumptive nominee can therefore keep raising and spending money for the primary all Summer long.
May 26, 2008 3:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK, we're off topic, but this is interesting to me.
Soooooo, when I send my little ol' $50 donation to Obama's campaign each month, does Obama decide which phase of the campaign it goes to?
And, what happens if he has $20 mill leftover by the time the convention rolls around... what does he do with the money?
May 26, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
It is mostly an accounting problem, they have to show that no contributer gave more than 2300 towards the primary and general election. If you don't specify which they will try and keep as much as possible on the primary side just in case you decide you want to give more later.
May 26, 2008 10:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like this ad. Does anyone know how influential Tom Daschle is to the average South Dakotan?
And Eric, that (your comment) means that Obama can spend all that money on his campaign until after the convention?
Does that mean Hillary Clinton can then spend the portion of her funding for the general election after August, as well? Can she spend that chunk of change paying back her primary campaign?
May 26, 2008 3:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Hillary is not the nominee:
1. She must proportionally refund the remaining GE Dollars to those that donated for the general.(i.e. those donors that were maxed out in the primary.)
2. Though GE Donations are sequestered, there were and are legitimate expenses chargeable to the GE and that's why the proportional caveat above.
3. GE expenses alowable are planning and logistics; some of which may be used for convention purposes.
GE funds may not be used to retire primary debts.
As to the Obama situation: he has enough, (or will) on hand to use as he sees fit.
Since the funds are fungible, they may front load their communications and facilities accounts and the remainder can be used to compensate non paid Primary Volunteers!
May 26, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yowzer!
Where did you get this information? Is there a "Campaign Finance Rules for Dummies" out there?
May 26, 2008 3:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
ASk your Congress person, their finance committee has reams (or should have) of information on this.
May 26, 2008 3:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
I will do so. Thank you for a very useful piece of information!
May 26, 2008 3:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Greg, on another matter, could you give us some more information regarding the press release (?) you reference earlier that is purported to be from the Obama camp and contained the Olbermann comment on Assassingate?
In particular, was it an actual press release and has Obama's camp confirmed that they are indeed the ones who sent it?
Thanks.
May 26, 2008 3:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good question, Lamont.
I have yet to find any verification that any presser was "circulated" by the Obama campaign.
The traveling press can do what they please with information that they gather, though they may cover one campaign or another exclusively.
There are no sources verified nor reporter named in the "circulated Olberman" story.
I am AGAIN left with the impression that this was a Clinton talking point to see if feigned outrage for getting caught will work.
Most major newspapers have told their reporters their is a hold on stories on Hillary's campaign until she concedes. It's not now that Hillary won't be able to get press coverage, it's just they don't have the interest anymore. Hillary is campaigning in obscure locations in Puerto Rico. Getting less than 100 people to attend. Calling Obama's campaign to debate in PR. Bill is campaigning on the same rhetoric of "unfairness" in remote locations. This isn't profitable for the media to expend this type of energy in a failing campaign. I don't think the Clinton's realize that.
All they have is controversy and spin packaged to the members of their e-mail list. This is what they call a press release.
May 26, 2008 3:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I just went and played the This Week interview... it's a complete gotcha moment that took Axelrod by surprise. Watching it, I really doubt he knew anything about this email.
The NYT report and ABC's story are extremely vague as to what this email actually contained. Stephi does not elaborate.
"Press staff" can mean anyone from the Secretary to the IT guy who sets up email aliases.
"Press list" can mean two people or a thousand.
Who sent this email?
Who received it?
What exactly was in it?
Has Greg or anyone here at TPM actually seen it, or are we supposed to take ABC and a Clinton loyalist's word on its details?
May 26, 2008 4:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
From a report in the Washington Post:
Clinton camp stokes RFK flap>
The writer states that the Obama campaign sent the commentary around. Must have done that on Saturday, since the commentary was Friday night.
May 26, 2008 4:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
"...the campaign was still circulating commentaries criticizing Clinton... "
Says who? George Stephanopolis?
May 26, 2008 4:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's vague, I'll say that much. Greg? Eric? Did you two receive the e-mail from the Obama campaign with the Olberman transcript in it?
Who else received it?
May 26, 2008 4:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rove dirty politics.
KO is a pos.
May 26, 2008 4:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Rove dirty politics"
So you're finally acknowledging that Clinton is using Rovian tactics?
May 26, 2008 4:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your.
Candidate.
Lost.
Loser.
L.
O.
L.
May 26, 2008 4:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
You realize of course, douchebag, that YOUR candidate is resorting to Rove's math to justify staying in the race (that an eluding to assassination, but I digress) right?
There's still some parachutes left on the Hillary Presidential Campaign flight, you can jump now or go down in flames.
The choice is yours, but the campaign's done regardless.
Thankfully, the Supers aren't as stupid as the ardent Hillary supporters (or the candidate herself).
May 26, 2008 5:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've been banging on Greg's door, but he's pretending not to be home.
I'm going to keep banging.
May 26, 2008 4:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good ad for SD.
Some rumours floating around suggesting that Daschle might be in the running for Chief of Staff if Obama wins the general. Anyone else heard similar?
May 26, 2008 3:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
GREAT!
May 26, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
By the way, this was an excellent ad.
May 26, 2008 3:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
He understands lobbyists.
His campaign manager is one.
Never, ever trust politician.
May 26, 2008 3:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Doubly so, for the Clintons?
May 26, 2008 4:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your candidate lost, loser.
LOL.
May 26, 2008 4:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Pot, meet kettle???
McAulifee? Lobbyist.
Penn? Lobbyist.
Wolfson? Douche. Lobbyist.
STFU
May 26, 2008 5:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Obama does get rural America, in the sense that he's tuned into people's suffering in general, but the ad itself, falls a bit short.
The Newsweek article is correct, in that Obama might want to stress his Midwestern background, as well as his African American roots.
May 26, 2008 4:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, he's NOT African American. He's black, yes, but his father is from Kenya and his mother is American. So he doesn't have any African American roots.
May 26, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
If I may, I'll pick that nit.
One is Irish-American whether one of their parents was born in Ireland or both of the parents were born here, but of irish heritage, no?
If anything Obama might be said to be literally, African-American, in a way that most AAs are not.
Either way, is it important?
May 26, 2008 5:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
So Obama thinks urban Americans cling to religion, guns and xenophobia out of bitterness too. Ok.
May 26, 2008 4:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your candidate lost, loser.
L-O-L.
May 26, 2008 4:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
you add nothing to the discussion. why post?
May 26, 2008 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
And supporting a candidate that lost mathematically weeks ago contributes, how??
May 26, 2008 5:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
He should get an ad with Herseth-Sandlin out there. She's very telegenic and authentic, definitely future Senate material (if not the White House).
May 26, 2008 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tom Daschle . . . Hmmmm.
May 27, 2008 10:06 AM | Reply | Permalink