The following is a summary of campaign ad spending by the 2008 major party candidates for the week of October 6- October12, 2008. This chart will be updated weekly as Election Day approaches. This data was collected from http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/15/143149/87.

*In thousands.

State	McCain this week	McCain last week	Change	Obama this week	Obama last week	Change	Total this week	Total last week	Total change
CO	647	838	-191	923	987	-64	1570	1825	-255
FL	1,154	686	468	4330	2224	2106	5484	2910	2574
IA	434	299	135	376	176	200	810	475	335
IN	0	0	0	1804	628	1176	1804	628	1176
ME	37	0	37	154	59	95	191	59	132
MI	0	720	-720	1583	1586	-3	1583	2306	-723
MN	531	652	-121	560	237	323	1091	889	202
MO	674	200	474	1141	1586	-445	1815	1786	29
MT	0	0	0	173	73	100	173	73	100
NC	833	157	676	1208	1180	28	2041	1337	704
NH	118	189	-71	470	349	121	588	538	50
NV	416	320	96	878	626	252	1294	946	348
NM	297	320	-23	878	198	680	1175	518	657
OH	816	1128	-312	2362	2229	133	3178	3357	-179
PA	1780	1322	458	3337	2264	1073	5117	3586	1531
VA	285	319	-34	3305	1969	1336	3590	2288	1302
WI	622	710	-88	1189	1158	31	1811	1868	-57
WV	59	46	13	34	52	-18	93	98	-5
Cable	4	51	-47	1377	307	1070	1381	358	1023
National	90	1530	-1440	6633	307	6326	6723	1837	4886
Total	8800	9360	-560	32242	17867	14375	41042	27227	13815

 

October 1st 2007
Electoral College Reform?
Washington Lawyer

A thorough look at the ins and out of the Electoral College, featuring insight from FairVote chairman John Anderson in this cover story.

September 27th 2007
Disillusioned voters challenging electoral system
The Hill

Members of National Popular Vote discuss their plan for direct election of the president, a hope shared by the majority of Americans.

September 25th 2007
The Democrats' fifty-state strategy
The Nation

FairVote NC member Lee Mortimer takes aim at the segmentation of our country into swing states and safe states, forcing candidates to ignore most of us.

September 24th 2007
Is it time for electoral reform?
Stoneham Sun

A call for serious consideration of the National Popular Vote plan in the Massachusetts legislature.

September 19th 2007
The manipulators are ready to tilt the next election
Seattle Times

Why Washington's Legislature should consider joining Maryland in the National Popular Vote compact and "respect the choice of the people in 2008."

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