Anti-Coleman ad buy in the Twin Cities.
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The public file at KSTP-TV says the ad buy for Americans United for Change is $11,675 at that station. The paperwork also said the group (which is running this ad criticizing GOP Sen. Norm Coleman) is spending
$11,675 at WCCO, KARE and KMSP. That's a total of $46,700 in the Twin Cities market.
UPDATE: The folks at Americans United detail the ad buy in the comments section. Apologize for the mistake. The ad contract at KSTP said the buys were equal at each station.
The public file did not include any purchases from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee who says they're running this ad targeting Coleman. So here's the question -- Are the groups generating more air time from earned media than paid media for these ads?
Update: It appears that the ad buy did generate a large media reaction. Jeremy Funk (who corrected me on the ad buy in the comments section) sent out an e-mail to "interested parties" entitled "All eyes on Norm Coleman" touting the number of stories done on the ad. 15 stories in total ranging from MPR to Roll Call to MSNBC.
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