McCain Campaign To Run New Hampshire Ads

ABC News’ Bret Hovell Reports: Trying to right his ’08 White House run, Sen. John McCain R-Ariz., will put up television and radio ads in New Hampshire this weekend — his first of the 2008 cycle.

The ad buy — on TV on in Manchester — comes after some good polling news for McCain. A University of New Hampshire/CNN/WMUR poll out Wednesday, has the senator up five points in the Granite State, closing in on GOP national frontrunner former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican leader in polls in New Hampshire and Iowa.

The ads are intended to build on momentum McCain hopes he gained from a recent "No Surrender" tour through early votes states.

The McCain camp holds a 10:30 am ET conference call with reporters Thursday.

McCain will be campaigning in New Hampshire all weekend, with town hall meetings and house parties scheduled across the state on Saturday and Sunday.