Busted! On the Day McCain suspended his campaign, he ran over 1,300 ads.

TPM:

Buried in that Wisconsin Advertising Project report I mentioned below is this shining gold nugget:

On September 24, his campaign aired 2,447 ads and on Sept. 25, it aired 1,304 ads. From September 26-28, McCain aired 302, 670, and 852 ads respectively. On September 29, the campaign returned to previous advertising levels, airing 2,687 ads."

McCain suspended his campaign on the afternoon of Sept. 24th, and attended the debate on the 26th. On Sept. 25th -- the only full day of the suspension -- McCain's campaign ran a grand total of 1,304 ads. That's roughly half the campaign's ordinary level of advertising -- still a very heavy level.