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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – Is Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin facing a cash crunch? Todd Akin’s TV ads are reportedly being yanked from stations across the state because his campaign isn’t paying the bills.

KOMU-TV in Columbia says it received half of the payment for an ad buy and when it didn’t get the other half, it cancelled the rest of the ads. The station says it’s confirmed that other stations in St. Louis and Kansas City have been put in the same position.

You’ll recall that after Akin’s controversial comments about rape and abortion, major donors, Super PACs and even the Republican party said they would pull support.

An Akin spokesman told KOMU that it was a scheduling mistake and the final portion of their payments is coming in the mail, so to speak, to most of the stations.

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  • http://beyondnovember.org/2012/09/07/report-akins-ads-being-pulled-for-lack-of-payments/ REPORT: AKIN’S ADS BEING PULLED FOR LACK OF PAYMENTS | Beyond November

    [...] KMOX radio is reporting that U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin is having trouble paying his bills for campaign ads. According to KMOX: ”KOMU-TV in Columbia says it received half of the payment for an ad buy, and when it didn’t get the other half, it cancelled the rest of the ads. The station says its confirmed that other stations from St. Louis to Kansas City have been put in the same position.” Read the KMOX report. [...]

  • http://politicsandpolls.com/players/plyrs-by-state/mo-moc/todd-akin-missouri-representative/akin-tv-ad-buy-canceled-%e2%80%94-for-failure-to-pay-the-station-tpm/ Akin TV Ad Buy Canceled — For Failure To Pay The Station – TPM

    [...] campaign's TV ad buy with the NBC affiliate in Columbia was canceled by the station, …TV Station Pulled Akin's Ads Due to of Lack of PaymentCBS LocalTodd Akin is already running out of moneyDemocratic Undergroundall 2 news [...]

  • http://www.monewsfeed.com/akins-ads-pulled-for-lack-of-funds-while-mccaskill-launches-new-ad/ Akin's ads pulled for lack of funds while McCaskill launches new ad – Missouri News Feed | Missouri News Feed

    [...] Todd Akin’s (R-Mo.) ads off the air because it has only received half the payment for them, CBS reports, stoking speculation that he may be running out of campaign [...]

  • http://www.politicalhotwire.com/current-news-events/74757-akin-tv-ad-buy-canceled-%97-failure-pay-station.html#post2080362 Anonymous

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  • http://www.studygroupamerica.com/akin-tv-ad-buy-canceled-for-failure-to-pay-the-station/ Akin TV Ad Buy Canceled — For Failure To Pay The Station – Study Group America

    [...] campaign’s TV ad buy with the NBC affiliate in Columbia was canceled by the station, according to CBS radio in St. Louis. The campaign had paid the first half of the buy, but the station did not receive the other half. [...]

  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/what-would-prompt-todd-akin-to-end-his-senate-campaign/ What would prompt Todd Akin to end his Senate campaign?

    [...] the lack of funds could be taking its toll on him. The CBS affiliate in St. Louis reported on Friday morning Missouri TV stations have been pulling Akin’s ads because he [...]

  • http://hotair.com/archives/2012/09/07/missouri-tv-station-cancels-part-of-akin-ad-buy-due-to-lack-of-payment/ Missouri TV station cancels part of Akin ad buy due to lack of payment « Hot Air

    [...] he’s still in the race on September 25, his name will be on the ballot in November. Tick tock. KOMU-TV in Columbia says it received half of the payment for an ad buy, and when it didn’t get [...]

  • http://palin4america.com/2012/09/weekend-edition-3/ Weekend Edition | Palin4America

    [...] needs to pull more than his ads… he needs to pull himself [...]

  • http://www.monewsfeed.com/no-pay-no-play-akin-tv-ads-canceled/ No Pay, No Play: Akin TV Ads Canceled – Missouri News Feed

    [...] to KMOX, the campaign had paid the first half of the buy, but the station did not receive the other half. [...]

  • http://www.halapic.com/news/americas/us-election-2012-september-9-as-it-happened.html US Election 2012: September 9 as it happened | HaLaPicHaLaPic

    [...] it right away seems things have been starting reduction well. Apparently several radio stations in Missouri have been cancelling his ads given he unsuccessful to compensate up – suggesting which is debate is using out of [...]

  • http://www.findluckyplaces.com/Home/index.php/2012/09/akin-says-national-money-will-flow-to-race-after-deadline-businessweek/ Akin Says National Money Will Flow to Race After Deadline – Businessweek | FindLuckyPlaces

    [...] Senate at stake, GOP waits on Akin's next move, McCaskill goes on offenseWashington PostCBS Local -Boston.comall 209 news articles » Posted in: [...]

  • http://www.chrisroubis.com.au/us-election-2012-september-9-as-it-happened/ US election 2012: September 9 as it happened

    [...] it now seems things are going less well. Apparently several television stations in Missouri are cancelling his ads because he failed to pay up – suggesting that is campaign is running out of [...]

  • http://www.halapic.com/news/americas/us-election-2012-september-10-as-it-happened.html US Election 2012: September 10 as it happened | HaLaPicHaLaPic

    [...] it right away seems things have been starting reduction well. Apparently several radio stations in Missouri have been cancelling his ads given he unsuccessful to compensate up – suggesting which is debate is using out of [...]

  • http://www.clotureclub.com/2012/09/smash-mouth-politics-akin-vs-mccaskill/ Smash Mouth Politics: Akin vs McCaskill

    [...] stories emerged that local t.v. stations pulled his ads for lack of payment, Akin took to Twitter to refute them, [...]

  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/20/the-gop-is-stuck-with-todd-akin/ The GOP is stuck with Todd Akin

    [...] last month, but he’s had very little in the way of an advertising campaign and, at one point, failed to pay for the second half of an ad buy. (The campaign said at the time that it was merely adjusting its ad [...]

  • http://globalnewsflash.net/todd-akin-bets-he-still-has-a-chance/ Global Newsflash – Breaking News, US, World, Technology, Enertainment, Science | Todd Akin Bets He Still Has A Chance

    [...] Perhaps the main problem for Akin will be the difficulty he’ll have matching any kind of a ground game with air support — that is, television commercials. Several stations in the state have pulled Akin’s advertising in recent weeks for failure to pay bills. [...]

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