A new television ad starting today from Mitt Romney's campaign is using former President Bill Clinton's words against President Barack Obama. It marks the beginning of what鈥檚 expected to be an even stronger deluge of TV political ads in swing states like Colorado.
Just days after , Mitt Romney鈥檚 ad shows a clip of the former president publicly criticizing Mr. Obama during his 2008 primary battle with candidate Hillary Clinton.
While the ad connects Clinton's comments to the economy, Clinton said he was referring to Obama's position on the Iraq war. That's .
At the end of August, data compiled by the showed both candidates and special interest groups spent $25.7 million to put ads on Colorado鈥檚 airwaves. That鈥檚 out of more than $416.4 million spent nationwide.
As Denver鈥檚 points out That may sound expensive, but consider the case of Iowa where $29.7 million in ad spending has translated into $4.9 million for each of Iowa鈥檚 6 electoral votes.
