Perdue pulls back on TV ads

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:57:00 -0500

Beverly Perdue is also pulling back on TV advertising.

According to records of ad buys at WRAL, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate has just one day of advertising this week: Seven spots airing Tuesday.

By contrast, the station aired 24 spots for Perdue between Feb. 12 and 18, and 58 spots between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11.

Last week, Perdue's campaign slammed rival Richard Moore for pulling his ads off the air, arguing it was because they were "not resonating with the voters."

Moore's campaign said they were saving their money in case the presidential race got hotter.

Update: Perdue spokesman David Kochman said that they will make a final decision on advertising tomorrow, but if they pull back it will be because of Moore's draw down.

"Richard Moore called a timeout with all the polling showing him down by double digits," he told Dome. "We're deciding whether we're going to accept that timeout as well."

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Perdue pulls back on TV ads