I was honestly a bit surprised to read this but credit CNN for publishing what is not a flattering report for either candidate, but an exert from the report since folks on here are screaming about the negative ads....

"On Saturday, October 11, CNN's Alexander Mooney reported that both the Obama and McCain campaigns are "spending about the same on negative ads."

"An analysis of campaign commercials aired over the last seven days shows Obama outspent McCain nationwide by more than 2-1: $21.5 million vs. $9.2 million. But just under half of the money Obama is spending is going toward negative spots, meaning the Illinois senator is roughly keeping pace with his GOP rival when it comes to negative commercials, in terms of cash spent," the story said. "

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...-ads-negative/

Obviously you can do a lot with numbers but if you read this board or listened to the media the last week, you would swear this was a contest between an angel with a halo and the devil himself !!!