Livewire Report: Obama Camp Places 2nd Ad Buy by David Taintor 04.02.12 | 1:34 pm 1 The Obama campaign has just placed its second television ad buy in five states: Ohio, Iowa, Virginia, Florida and Nevada, NBC News’ First Read reports. Here’s the campaign’s new ad: Send Tips David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.