Election 2012: Obama Outspends Romney On TV Front

Though earlier media estimates had presidential challenger Mitt Romney ahead of President Barack Obama in drumming up donations for media spending, Obama has been buying more TV ads than the Republican candidate -- at almost double the rate. In the key eight closely watched "swing" voting states — Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Hampshire — Obama has ran 229,624 ads to Romney's 87,012 since the start of the year, until the first week in September. In many states, there has been a three to one advantage or more.