It’s been said that money is the mother’s milk of politics. Spending in the 2008 presidential election may top $1 billion, including hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign advertising.
While the first vote won’t be cast until Jan. 14, 2008, the money primary is underway and attack ads are popping up on the Internet.
So, I want to give a shout-out to the African-American Political Pundit for always keeping it real:
AAPPundit wonders if black political blog sites may be the new “ripe fruit” for political advertising. Black political bloggers now reach hundreds of thousands of black folks who are clearly interested in politics, and whose political leanings can also be readily surmised. This is a new campfire to gather around.
Now in 2007, there are dozens of such black political bloggers, each offering its own African American observation, and equally partisan, take on the nation’s politics. A number of black political bloggers have attracted somewhat sizable followings. As the 2008 campaign ramps up, more black voters will be reading these black bloggers’ views and opinions. … [They] provide something that the white group Netroots don’t seem to connect with: black bloggers, black readers and black voters. …
I will be watching to see where the millions in political advertising (including blog advertising) get spent. Will you?
Yes because money talks. That other stuff and two dollars will get you a ride on the New York City subway.
