IA, MI, MN, OH, WI: $5.2M in prez ad spending in week after RNC
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A new TV advertising analysis from the Wisconsin Advertising Project shows the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama have spent more than $5.2 million on ads in MidwestPolitics.com states in the week following the Republican National Convention.
The analysis, conducted using data from TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG, showed McCain outspending Obama in those states $2.88 million to $2.35 million between Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. McCain outspent Obama in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin; Obama outpaced McCain in Michigan.
Nationwide since the convention the analysis said the two campaigns have combined to spend more than $15.5 million on TV ads, including $8 million in 10 top battleground states.
| McCain | Obama | |
| Iowa | $352,000 | $148,000 |
| Michigan | $761,000 | $954,000 |
| Minnesota | $472,000 | $18,000 |
| Ohio | $812,000 | $801,000 |
| Wisconsin | $487,000 | $432,000 |
| TOTAL | $2.88 million | $2.35 million |
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