Ad spending hit $1 billion in long, long campaign


In a months-long general election ad war that cost nearly $1 billion, GOP challenger Mitt Romney and Republican groups spent more than $550 million and President Barack Obama and his allies $381 million, groups that track advertising said.


Regarding the U.S. House races, Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, raised millions to finance get-out-the-vote operations in states without a robust presidential campaign, New York, Illinois and California among them. His goal was to minimize any losses, or possibly gain ground, no matter Romney’s fate. House Democratic leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California campaigned aggressively, as well.
