Monday, Nov. 15, 2004
Numbers
34 Number of states visited by George W. Bush during the presidential campaign
41 Number of states visited by John Kerry
36 Number of visits made by Senator Kerry to Ohio, the most by any candidate to one state
630,000 Total number of TV campaign commercials aired this election season
5,480 Number of campaign ads aired in Florida's Miami--Fort Lauderdale TV market in October
$1.45 billion Total spent at all levels on campaign advertising this year
$140 million Amount raised by liberal 527 groups during the campaign
$75 million Amount raised by conservative 527 groups
2,256 Number of lawyers the Democrats sent to Ohio to monitor voting
8 Number of U.N. electoral assistance workers in Iraq so far
Sources: Bush-Cheney; Kerry-Edwards (2); New York Times (2); Washington Post (2); TNS Media Intelligence/ CMR; Wall Street Journal; New York Times