Time: Pro-Clinton Super Pac Gets TV ADs for Free

[amborin]

http://time.com/4328093/correct-record-clinton-super-pac-ad-web-video-broadcast/

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pro-Clinton hybrid super PAC Correct the Record, aired nationally numerous times this week on network news programs, including those on Fox News and CNN. It even earned “breaking news” billing on “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon,” garnering a 20-minute dissection by Lemon, chief political correspondent Dana Bash and various political pundits.

What’s notable about this anti-Trump Web video — indistinguishable in production quality from the hundreds of thousands of political ads blanketing U.S. airwaves — is that Correct the Record is getting its airtime for free via these news programs, instead of paying to air them during commercial breaks. Correct the Record therefore avoids the five-figure costs typical to reserve such an ad spot.

[griffi94]

1. Nice. That leaves her with more money to fight Trump.

[JCanete]

33. go team?! NT

[scscholar]

34. But it's unfair to Bernie, and...

are you OK with that?

[hack89]

42. Why?

Bernie will not be running against Trump.

[griffi94]

43. That's not unfair to Bernie

He's not going to run against Trump.

[polly7]

2. Do all the candidates get equal free air-time? I'm not familiar with your electioning details. nt.

[MineralMan]

6. Well, Bernie has sure been on a lot of Sunday News talk programs.

I don't know if it's equal, but cable news is always looking for someone to blab on camera. They couldn't survive without it.

[polly7]

8. Who the fuck watches Sunday News talk programs?

Has Clinton been on any?

[MineralMan]

13. Someone on DU posts a schedule every week.

I read that. I never have the TV on on Sunday at all. I'm out working in the yard, walking the dog, or doing something else. I do not watch television beyond the morning and late afternoon broadcast news on my local CBS affiliate. I drink coffee with the news in the morning and have my cocktail hour during the late afternoon news.

I'm on my computer or out of the house the rest of the time. I can access any news I like at any time I wish.

[polly7]

14. Gee, that's good. I wasn't so much interested in your viewing practices though. nt.

[MineralMan]

17. Gosh, I'm sure sorry I mentioned them in response to your question.

Who watches Sunday news programming? I have no idea, but it's obviously enough people to keep it on the air. As I said, not me. I added more explanation. Sorry to disappoint you.

[Tavarious Jackson]

11. Bernie and Jane have

by MSNBC a lot. In fact, if not for MSNBC Bernie would not still be in. The super pac ad talked about in the OP is a anti-Trump super pac that is only to stop Trump.

There is data. Trump gets the most and Bernie is second.

[polly7]

12. Sure. nt.

[Tavarious Jackson]

18. I just looked it up

Their coverage has slowed. Here is a chart

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/graphic-whos-the-most-popular-candidate-mentioned-on-television/402451/

[questionseverything]

21. so trump gets the most ,hc is second, bernie a distant 3rd

are you going to correct your previous false statement?

[Tavarious Jackson]

22. I did.

In the last 30 days Bernie coverage has slowed.

[Tavarious Jackson]

24. It has slowed but....

[questionseverything]

26. lol the question was who gets the most free press out of the msm

hc rarely goes on the talk shows since she might have to answer a question , why should she when she has mitchell,rachel,ect doing her work for her 24/7

media matters is just another corporate, corrupt extension of hc's campaign

[Tavarious Jackson]

28. I know..

They're all rigged and corrupt. All of the except Cenk right?

[Tavarious Jackson]

23. It has slowed for Bernie but

This is how he jumped to where he is now...

[riversedge]

31. Very interesting. Thanks

[arcane1]

35. You would know all about that PAC, wouldn't you?

[MineralMan]

3. Why is this surprising?

The 24/7 news cycle has to have content. They give time to all sorts of people. Cable News does this constantly, and with all parties and candidates, along with their surrogates, PAC heads and others. They have to fill all that time with someone talking.

The ads go mostly on commercial broadcast TV, which has many times the number of viewers as cable news. Without all of those spokespeople, the cable news wouldn't have any content worth mentioning.

[polly7]

5. Do all candidates get the same perks, or not?? nt.

[MineralMan]

9. See, I don't know. I watch zero cable TV news programming.

Zero. I watch only my local CBS affiliate's local and national news programs, morning and dinner hour. The rest of my news, I get online and from sources I trust.

I can't remember the last time I saw anything on a cable news outlet. I don't have time for that.

[polly7]

10. Whatever. nt.

[MineralMan]

15. You asked. I answered.

"Whatever" is a cop-out response. I told you what my news viewing habits are in response to your previous question.

[Skwmom]

4. The whole Clinton is not spending ad money was such a joke.

[NWCorona]

7. ...

[YouDig]

16. Good for them, they need to be savvy about getting airtime. Trump is good at that.

[Doctor_J]

19. See? I told you that big media is out to get Clinton!

[riversedge]

30. And Repugs like Rove give free ads for Bernie all the time.......

[rbrnmw]

38. WTF? How can Trey Gowdy own a SuperPAC

and be investigating Benghazi at the same time?

[MariaThinks]

32. interesting that hillary attacking trump annoys some bernie 'supporters'

isn't this s a good thing if the superpac is savvy enough to attack trump for free?

[Doctor_J]

40. Interesting that Clintonoids now believe that unlimited dark money in the political system is good

I remember when they said they didn't. Was it a lie, or did they "evolve"?

[MariaThinks]

41. try to follow this. NO WE DON'T. The republicans did this, and we need to win to undo it

[Tavarious Jackson]

20. It's not a secret and I am grateful for the Super pac

They raised 130 million for ads against Trump. What's wrong with that?

[arcane1]

36. Of course you're grateful. DU got a donor star thanks to the PAC

[Tavarious Jackson]

37. I don't think that is necessary

Surely you have a more intelligent rebuttal.

[arcane1]

39. I save that for intelligent posts n/t

[anotherproletariat]

25. Great! Maybe Sanders can make some anti-Trump ads that get free airtime. nt

[underthematrix]

27. FINALLY!!! the

Dems get free air time too!

[riversedge]

29. Good to her. Tired of the cables give FREE air time to Trump all the time.

[Recursion]

44. It's called "earned media". It's also the basis of Trump's entire campaign.

It's an interesting outcome of having 24-hour news channels: they have to fill time, so if you say something outrageous, they will talk about you.