February
28 Super Tuesday II: The Ad Blowout

Updated

Hillary Clinton's campaign announced that she will have raised $35 million in February --- a record figure for her campaign that may soon be eclipsed by the more than $50 million that Barack Obama is expected to have raised in the month.

A survey of ad spending shows the Obama advantage: He's outpaced Clinton in ad spots run so far in Ohio and Texas, and both candidates are far ahead of John McCain (although there's not too much wisdom in him investing heavily with no serious challenger to the nomination). The Ohio and Texas primaries on Tuesday, coupled with those in Vermont and Rhode Island, amount to what is being called "Super Tuesday II."

According to Nielsen Monitor-Plus, Obama has placed 4,076 ad spots in Ohio since Jan. 1, compared to 2,264 for Clinton and 159 for McCain.

Obama has placed 6,629 spots in Texas, compared to 4,521 for Clinton. McCain hasn't run any in the Lone Star State.

Another research firm, TNS Media Intelligence, broke it down in dollar terms: As of Tuesday, Obama had spent $2.4 million on ads in Ohio to Clinton's $1.3 million. In Texas, Obama has spent $5.1 million, and Clinton has shelled out $3.3 million.

The survey didn't account for Huckabee, who has actually started to run an ad in Texas, below.