American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS are spending $16 million this week on TV and radio spots in eight presidential battleground states and four Senate contests, Politico reports:
On the presidential level, American Crossroads will spend $11 million on a spot called “Actually Happened,” which focuses on the impact that President Obama said the stimulus would have on the unemployment rate. The spot features a man using charts and graphics to show where the president said unemployment would be around now, under 5.5 percent, compared to where it is, at 8.1 percent.