Cleveland was Election 2010’s ground zero for the war to control your eyeballs, according recent reports from media watchdog Nielsen.
Media Life today says that an all time high 1.48 million ads were shown this election season, with Ohio sitting as the most swamped market. Cleveland had the honor of being the most ad-choked section of the state.
So the answer is no, you weren’t imagining that there was nothing but political ads on TV last month.
This article appears in Nov 3-9, 2010.