Balukoff Outspending Otter On TV Ads

A comparison of spending on statewide political TV commercials shows Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff has outspent Gov. Butch Otter, the AP reports today. An analysis released Wednesday by the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity found that Balukoff spent more than $500,000 to air nearly 2,800 state-level advertisements as of Sept. 8, writes AP reporter Kimberlee Kruesi. Otter, meanwhile, has spent nearly $121,000 on little more than 500 political television ads in the same time period. The analysis doesn’t include spending on cable TV advertising or production costs, so the candidates’ total spending could be much higher/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Are you surprised that Democrat Balukoff is outspending Otter on campaign ads?