Obama Still Outgunning Romney in TV Ads

Romney ads close the gap in October

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President Barack Obama's campaign is still outgunning Mitt Romney's in TV ads, in both volume and in spending, by more than 2 to 1. From April through Oct. 29, the Obama campaign spent $266 million, while the Romney campaign spent $105.4 million, according to an analysis of Kantar Media/CMAG data by the Wesleyan Media Project.

However, Obama's edge in ad volume narrows to fewer than 50,000 when factoring in the ads placed by both candidates' support groups.

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