In key battleground states, pro-Romney super PACs have outspent President Obama and Democratic groups, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. The outside groups like American Crossroads and its sister non-profit organization Crossroads GPS spend enough money that the Romney campaign has been able to spend considerably less.
In Florida, for example, the Post calculate that Romney and Republican groups have outspent Obama and Democratic groups on television $36 million to $25 million so far this general election cycle.
From the Post:
Ditto Ohio, where Republican groups ($22 million) and Romney ($8.8 million) have combined to outspend Obama ($23.6 million) and Democratic groups ($4.5 million). Or Virginia, where GOP groups ($19.9 million) and Romney ($4.8 million) are outspending Obama ($14 million) and Democratic groups ($3.9 million) by a wide margin.
And then there are the swing(ish) states where Romney hasn’t spent a dime on TV ads, relying solely on GOP super PACs and other outside groups to combat the Obama offensive.
