updated 11/1/2010 2:31:29 PM ET 2010-11-01T18:31:29

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell says a local cable TV station did not show a 30-minute political ad her campaign had scheduled in the final push to election day.

Campaign spokesman Doug Sachtleben said Monday the campaign had bought time. He said the program was scheduled to run once late Sunday and once Monday on Channel 28, a Comcast public access channel in Wilmington.

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The Republican candidate sent messages to supporters on Twitter, urging them to tune in. She later sent a message saying the station "'forgot' to air it both times ... even though we paid for the time slot last week."

The half-an-hour television ad was finally being aired on a Delaware public access channel after a day of delays.

Producer: Campaign late turning in the video
Tim Qualls, an independent producer who booked time for the program on the Comcast's channel 28, said it didn't run as scheduled because O'Donnell's campaign was late getting him the video.

Qualls said the campaign approached him Thursday about running the program this weekend. He said the campaign had a Friday deadline for getting him the video but didn't deliver it until Sunday night.

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Qualls, a Republican who said he voted for O'Donnell in the primary, called on O'Donnell to clarify that the campaign was at fault so the incident doesn't hurt his reputation. He said he has been bombarded by nasty phone and e-mail messages, some including threats.

"I want something coming from her office saying something on this," he said. "Don't make me look like I forgot ... I got like 200 e-mails from people cussing me out."

O'Donnell's campaign released a statement Monday afternoon calling it a "misunderstanding."

"Mr. Qualls is being incredibly cooperative now that he finally understands the situation," the statement said. "We are sincerely sorry for any misunderstanding that has transpired."

Qualls said the video is now slated to run twice this afternoon and four times Tuesday.

The ad features O'Donnell supporters talking about their struggles in the weak economy and criticizing the policies coming from Washington.

O'Donnell has announced no public events Monday. She faces Democrat Chris Coons in the race for the Senate seat long held by Vice President Joe Biden.

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    WILLIAMS: And good evening from our election headquarters in New York , Studio 8G , our Decision 2010 studio.

    BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And tonight the time can now be measured in hours until Americans go to the polls in one of the most important and contentious midterm elections in memory. As you will hear on our coverage all night tomorrow night, it's all

    about the math and two important numbers: 39 and 10. The Republicans need 39 House seats to take control, 10 in the Senate . Tonight we'll look at where the election stands, the last polling and the big races. And we start off here in the studio with our White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie . Savannah , we are used to seeing our presidents out there campaigning till the last minute. We didn't see that today.

    SAVANNAH GUTHRIE reporting: We didn't. The president spent the last day of the campaign out of public sight. He spent the weekend campaigning, taped some radio interviews today, and tonight will call activists. Out on the trail today, though, Michelle Obama , the one they used to call " The Closer ." Making a last push, the first lady in Nevada today campaigning for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , hanging onto his seat by a thread.

    Ms. MICHELLE OBAMA: We're not just here because of an election. We're not just here because we support Harry , and we do. We are here today to renew that promise.

    Former Governor SARAH PALIN: West Virginia , how is everybody?

    GUTHRIE: On the even of a potentially history-making election, candidates from coast to coast today called in high profile reinforcements; former President Bill Clinton hitting four states today alone.

    Former President BILL CLINTON: Please help him. Thank you and God bless you all.

    GUTHRIE: President Obama made his closing pitch yesterday in Ohio , but even a joint appearance with the vice president couldn't quite fill the stadium at Cleveland State University .

    President BARACK OBAMA: If everyone who fought for change in 2008 shows up to vote in 2010 , we will win this election. I am confident of that.

    Group: Everybody vote!

    GUTHRIE: Today, activists worked to get people to the polls. Democrats hoping to hold back losses by getting their core voters -- young people, women, seniors, Latinos and African-Americans -- out tomorrow. Energized by the rise of the tea party movement, Republicans are on the brink of major gains, likely to take control of the House of Representatives . Republicans hold a significant money advantage, too; the party and outside groups outspending Democrats and forcing them to defend seats in more places.

    GUTHRIE: But by far the most decisive factor, an enduring frustration with the economy.

    Mr. STUART ROTHENBERG (Political Analyst): This is about an American public that is dissatisfied with the lack of jobs, worried about the future of the country, and going to send a message about the president's performance.

    GUTHRIE: Well, tonight the man who could be speaker, John Boehner , is making his closing argument at a rally outside Cincinnati . The president today tried to head off one potential line of attack by Boehner , saying that he had been wrong to use the word "enemies" to describe political opponents in an interview the other day. Boehner has been hitting the president hard for that, saying, 'You call us enemies, we call ourselves patriots.' Well, the president said today he should have used a different word other than enemies.

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