Anti-ObamaCare midterm ads dominated in October

Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) reveals that Republicans ran 12,000 anti-ObamaCare ads in Senate races during the week of Oct. 13-19.

That's more than they ran on jobs/unemployment, taxes, and social issues combined.

Behind ObamaCare, the other top issues the GOP has focused its ads on include: budget/government spending (nearly 9,000 ads), energy/environment (nearly 7,000 ads), jobs/unemployment (more than 6,000 ads), and immigration (nearly 5,000 ads).

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