update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable

ace.mu.nu 11 Oct '12, 5pm

update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable

Peterffy told CNN he expects to spend $5-$10 million on the ad buy, depending on its effectiveness. The spot will run on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and test markets in Ohio, Wisconsin, and possibly Florida. The one-minute spot, which began airing Wednesday and will continue through Election Day, has no mention of any specific politician or lawmaker. It's simply a plea for an end to what he sees as growing hostility to personal success - and to vote Republican. "America's wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy," he says in the commercial. ... In the new ad[,] Peterffy says [Obama's] policies lead to a "slippery slope." "It seems like people don't learn from that past," he says. "That's why I'm voting Republican and putting this ad on televis...

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@DANEgerus » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
Anti-Socialist Ad Will Be Pushed By $5-10 Million Ad Buy [link] Guy grew up under socialism in Hungary so he knows
@WannabeAnglican » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
EXCELLENT: Pefferty Anti-Socialist Ad Will Be Pushed By $5-10 Million Buy. GREAT ad btw: [link]
@BUCKEYEinstein » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
Love this ad MT @AceofSpadesHQ: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy in "test markets" WI and OH [link]
@misslexi9162 » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@AceofSpadesHQ » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@randybenton » 11 Oct '12, 11pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@esqcapades » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@james__ok » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@frenchgen2 » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@eyeluv2laff » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@darlingdelilah » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@RBPundit » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@KatLadyNE » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@OrwellForce » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]
@museisluse » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @AceofSpadesHQ: update: Anti-socialist ad will air, with $5-10 million ad buy; will play in "test markets" in WI, OH, and on cable [link]