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McCain (Not) Playing It “Safe”

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

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Poorer candidate (the Republican) starts national cable TV ad buy Wednesday.

Source: More than $1 million in time bought on Fox News Channel, CNN, Lifetime, TLC, and Discovery through July 3.

First spot to run: “Safe,” which is already airing on broadcast TV in key markets (and is going on New Hampshire's WMUR as well).

Watch it (again) above.

Obama currently not airing TV ads anywhere.

*all times Eastern

- 10:40 am
- President Obama and Vice President Biden receive the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office
- 12:00 pm
- Michelle Obama holds event to thank volunteers who helped ready the White House for Christmas
- 12:35 pm
- President Obama and Vice President Biden have lunch in the Private Dining Room
- 1:00 pm
- Robert Gibbs delivers the daily press briefing from the White House
- 1:45 pm
- President Obama receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office
- 2:45 pm
- President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office
- 3:25 pm
- President Obama meets with Senator Bayh in the Oval Office
- 4:10 pm
- President Obama meets with Senator Graham in the Oval Office