Radio: The Other Air War

As we try to get back to normal here in the NY metro area, we appreciate your patience for lack of or fewer posts than usual. With that said, came across this interesting piece -- back to campaign 2012.

A torrent of ads is flooding TV sets in the final days of Election 2012 -- and fact-checkers, reporters and pundits are poring over nearly every one.
But there's another, less-noticed air war.
Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and their allies have also unleashed a flood of radio ads, which usually get little scrutiny. Yet industry insiders say the radio spots actually could be more influential at this late stage, as the eyes of swing-state voters glaze over after months of near-constant television ads.

Presidential Debate Brings Attention to State Medicaid Plans

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pushed for Medicaid block grants that would significantly cut program spending and provide states with the ultimate flexibility to design the health care program without Washington meddling.
But the two examples of state Medicaid programs he cited as success stories during Monday’s debate don’t quite fit the mold of traditional block grants — at least not the kind that Republicans have been clamoring for.