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Aug 12, 2008 9:15 am US/Eastern

Obama Runs 9,785 TV Ads In Fla., Zero For McCain

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Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is known to be quite an avid basketball player, but even he couldn't have imagined a lead like this. According to the Wall Street Journal, Obama's campaign has broadcast 9,785 television commercials in Florida. Senator John McCain has run zero in the state.

You read that correctly, 9,785 for Obama, 0 for McCain in the Sunshine State. The Journal reported Obama has spent more than $35 million on television ads across the country, compared to Senator McCain's $32 million for television.

Obama's ad purchases totaling $6.5 million in Florida are still well behind what outgoing President Bush spent in the state. By this time of the year in 2004, Bush had spent over $12 million in the state.

Poll numbers show McCain and Obama are in a statistical dead heat in Florida. McCain currently has 47% in a poll of polls to Obama's 45.8%, according to the website RealClearPolitics. That 1.2% is well within the margin of error for the polling.

Both candidates will receive some airplay on stations carrying the Summer Olympics, as both purchased advertising time during the broadcasts, but on a national, not state level.

By the end of June, Senator Obama had raised around $340 million for his campaign. However, he opted out of public financing and will need to continue to pull in large donations for his push to November.

On the other hand, Senator McCain will receive an influx of over $80 million after he accepts his nomination because he opted into public financing for his campaign. But, he will face limits on how he can spend the money as dictated by campaign finance laws.