Twin Cities ad buys: Walz and Davis

Via a post by our friend Hal at Blueman, we're looking at data online at Minnesota Public Radio about Twin Cities media buys by the Walz and Davis campaigns, which have thrown in $458,410 for ads in the outlets.

Here are the Davis buys:

Total: $178,900 (382 ads)

Station	Amount	Ads	Start	End
KARE	$62,200	98	10/25/08	11/03/08	Details
WCCO	$59,220	65	10/25/08	11/03/08	Details
KSTP	$34,175	73	10/25/08	11/03/08	Details
KMSP	$22,400	56	10/25/08	11/03/08	Details
Comcast	$905	90	08/25/08	09/08/08	Details

And the Walz buys:

Total: $279,510 (811 ads)

Station	Amount	Ads	Start	End
KARE	$105,800	152	10/07/08	11/04/08	Details
KSTP	$56,775	65	10/28/08	11/03/08	Details
KMSP	$50,655	112	10/07/08	11/04/08	Details
KSTP	$33,650	48	10/21/08	10/27/08	Details
KSTP	$24,550	39	10/14/08	10/20/08	Details
WFTC	$4,730	19	10/07/08	11/04/08	Details
Comcast	$946	107	08/27/08	09/07/08	Details
KSTP	$700	3	11/04/08		Details
Comcast	$386	62	10/21/08	10/27/08	Details
Comcast	$386	62	10/28/08	11/08/08	Details
Comcast	$354	52	09/30/08	10/06/08	Details
Comcast	$289	45	10/07/08	10/13/08	Details
Comcast	$289	45	10/14/08	10/20/08	Details

One Davis ad has been running on stations in the First, though it's not in heavy rotation. Nor does it look as if Davis is doing much in the cable market that overlaps in the Cities. We look forward to seeing today's FEC reports from both candidates to see what spend is recorded in the filings.

And what better reason to suggest that you give a contribution to Tim Walz's campaign by midnight deadline (the pre-general election report deadline) and to post one of the Congressman's ads: