This graph shows the total spending numbers in the upcoming 2012 elections in the United States between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The data include money by DNC and RNC, campaign, super PACs, and other sources that don't have to disclose their fundraising. Obama outspent Romney in September 2012 with a total of 164.3 million U.S. dollars.
Monthly spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections from January to October 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Washington Post. (October 26, 2012). Monthly spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections from January to October 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242987/monthly-spending-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-elections/
Washington Post. "Monthly spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections from January to October 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242987/monthly-spending-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-elections/
Washington Post. (2012). Monthly spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections from January to October 2012 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242987/monthly-spending-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-elections/
Washington Post. "Monthly Spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in The 2012 Elections from January to October 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242987/monthly-spending-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-elections/
Washington Post, Monthly spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections from January to October 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242987/monthly-spending-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-elections/ (last visited June 28, 2022)