Local sports have elbowed their way into the presidential election season, as both campaigns and the various PACs looking to sway voters have targeted RSNs in key battleground states.
President Barack Obama’s campaign has been particularly active on Fox Sports’ RSNs, outspending Republican candidate Mitt Romney by nearly a 10-1 margin. At the same time, both camps have invested heavily in college football games aired by Big Ten Network, an RSN jointly owned between the athletic conference and Fox Sports.
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