This graph shows the total spending numbers in the upcoming U.S. 2012 elections between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, by major category. The data includes money by DNC and RNC, campaign, super PACs, and other sources that don't have to disclose their fundraising. Obama outspent Romney on advertising as of October 2012, having spent about 458 million U.S. dollars on ads.
Total spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections as of October 2012, by major category
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Washington Post. (October 26, 2012). Total spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections as of October 2012, by major category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242996/total-spending-of-obama-and-romney-in-the-2012-elections-by-category/
Washington Post. "Total spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections as of October 2012, by major category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242996/total-spending-of-obama-and-romney-in-the-2012-elections-by-category/
Washington Post. (2012). Total spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections as of October 2012, by major category (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242996/total-spending-of-obama-and-romney-in-the-2012-elections-by-category/
Washington Post. "Total Spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in The 2012 Elections as of October 2012, by Major Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242996/total-spending-of-obama-and-romney-in-the-2012-elections-by-category/
Washington Post, Total spending of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 elections as of October 2012, by major category (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242996/total-spending-of-obama-and-romney-in-the-2012-elections-by-category/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
