No...it can't be!

Post by **Bubba** » Feb 22nd, '07, 08:38

I saw my first 2008 presidential campaign commercial last night....for Mitt Romney. Say it ain't so! It's only February and the primaries are a year away!

XtremeJibber2001 · Post by **XtremeJibber2001** » Feb 22nd, '07, 08:58

Seen plenty of Obama 2008 stickers already.

IMHO, Hillary is already on self-destruct mode.

BigKahuna13 · Post by **BigKahuna13** » Feb 22nd, '07, 09:23

First Christmas Season gets extended to July and now this..........

Post by **Bubba** » Feb 22nd, '07, 09:29

BigKahuna13 wrote:First Christmas Season gets extended to July and now this..........

It's the New Hampshire primary - first in the nation - that comes up in early February next year. Last time around, commercials started in July - most John Edwards commercials then as I recall. Kerry started a little later. Then, with NY on the other side of VT, and their primary season starting later, we got inundated with NYS oriented commercials until their primary came along. By the time the election rolled around in November, I just wanted the election to be over and not have to watch another candidate commercial for a while.

This go 'round, we're apparently starting earlier - February - to prepare for next February's NH primary.

MarieM · Post by **MarieM** » Feb 22nd, '07, 10:14

Bubba wrote:
BigKahuna13 wrote:First Christmas Season gets extended to July and now this..........
It's the New Hampshire primary - first in the nation - that comes up in early February next year. Last time around, commercials started in July - most John Edwards commercials then as I recall. Kerry started a little later. Then, with NY on the other side of VT, and their primary season starting later, we got inundated with NYS oriented commercials until their primary came along. By the time the election rolled around in November, I just wanted the election to be over and not have to watch another candidate commercial for a while.

This go 'round, we're apparently starting earlier - February - to prepare for next February's NH primary.

I was surprised that you were surprised...I guess it's cause I'm living it. I can't even count the amount of "meet and greets" that have happened already.

Post by **Bubba** » Feb 22nd, '07, 10:19

MarieM wrote:
Bubba wrote:
BigKahuna13 wrote:First Christmas Season gets extended to July and now this..........
It's the New Hampshire primary - first in the nation - that comes up in early February next year. Last time around, commercials started in July - most John Edwards commercials then as I recall. Kerry started a little later. Then, with NY on the other side of VT, and their primary season starting later, we got inundated with NYS oriented commercials until their primary came along. By the time the election rolled around in November, I just wanted the election to be over and not have to watch another candidate commercial for a while.

This go 'round, we're apparently starting earlier - February - to prepare for next February's NH primary.
I was surprised that you were surprised...I guess it's cause I'm living it. I can't even count the amount of "meet and greets" that have happened already.

Oh, I understand the "meet and greets" happening so early. That's the nature of retail politics in New Hampshire and the rest of northern New England, but it's the commercials that just start to annoy being that they're starting earlier and earlier.

MarieM · Post by **MarieM** » Feb 22nd, '07, 10:57

Bubba wrote:
MarieM wrote:
Bubba wrote:
BigKahuna13 wrote:First Christmas Season gets extended to July and now this..........
It's the New Hampshire primary - first in the nation - that comes up in early February next year. Last time around, commercials started in July - most John Edwards commercials then as I recall. Kerry started a little later. Then, with NY on the other side of VT, and their primary season starting later, we got inundated with NYS oriented commercials until their primary came along. By the time the election rolled around in November, I just wanted the election to be over and not have to watch another candidate commercial for a while.

This go 'round, we're apparently starting earlier - February - to prepare for next February's NH primary.
I was surprised that you were surprised...I guess it's cause I'm living it. I can't even count the amount of "meet and greets" that have happened already.
Oh, I understand the "meet and greets" happening so early. That's the nature of retail politics in New Hampshire and the rest of northern New England, but it's the commercials that just start to annoy being that they're starting earlier and earlier.

I used to have a job in "traffic" at a radio station...scheduling of commercials. The closer it gets to election time, the more of a nightmare it is to try to keep a handle on it. For a local radio station, it's a great source of revenue...like shooting fish in a barrel.

I'm sure it's the same for the bigger markets but obviously on a much larger scale. I wonder if the candidates' handlers take the "annoyance" factor into account when making the decision on scheduling advertising.

icedtea · Post by **icedtea** » Feb 22nd, '07, 11:49

It the time of the constant campaign...that is my problem with politics / politicians....by always being "campaign mode" they lose all sense of what the really are and who they represent and end up leading a life of lies and "politiking"

1984 - Double Speak lives on!

p.s. fyi - my constitutional law professor just left mid semester to be an advisor for obama, seems to be doing alright. He worked for Booker in Newark who is suppossed to be a welcome change, but crime continues and he has been giving out contracts to non residents who contributed to his campaign...it seems they all suck

Vinny Vincenzo · Post by **Vinny Vincenzo** » Feb 22nd, '07, 14:28