This graph shows the weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by the Republican candidates and president Obama up until November 6, 2012. During the week ending October 27, Barack Obama spent about 24 million U.S. dollars on political ads, while Romney only spent 13 million U.S. dollars.
Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012
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Washington Post. (November 14, 2012). Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/
Washington Post. "Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012." Chart. November 14, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/
Washington Post. (2012). Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/
Washington Post. "Weekly Spending on Tv Ads for The Presidential Campaign by All Candidates up to Election Day 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/
Washington Post, Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Weekly spending on TV ads for the presidential campaign by all candidates up to election day 2012 [Graph], Washington Post, November 14, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215403/weekly-spendings-on-tv-ads-of-the-republican-predidential-candidates/