NEW YORK (AP) -- A new player in the presidential TV advertising campaign is set to go on the air next week in competitive states, according to several media trackers.
The Republican-leaning Americans for Job Security will spend nearly $8.7 million across six states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Polls in each state indicate a close contest between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.
The group has spent more than $5 million on ads targeting Congressional Democrats since 2010, but this is its first foray into the presidential contest.
The group is categorized as a "business league" under federal tax law and so is not required to disclose its donors.
| Approve: | 45.6% |
| Disapprove: | 49.9% |
| Spread: | -4.3% |
| Republican: | 39.0% |
| Democrat: | 41.7% |
| Spread: | +2.7% |
| Right Direction: | 31.6% |
| Wrong Track: | 59.3% |
| Spread: | -27.7% |
| Approve: | 14.4% |
| Disapprove: | 77.6% |
| Spread: | -63.2% |
