The Obama campaign would not say how extensive the ad buy was.

But the ad buy was a powerful statement of Obama’s financial advantage with the campaign in its final week.

The total ad buys have been going up at a remarkable rate of about $20 million a week.

Spending figures behind the new ad buys were not immediately available.

The ad buys were described as being in the "strong six figures."

Campaign analysts said the ad buys appear to be in the range of $1 million a week.

Details of the ad buy were not immediately available.

The ad buy totals more than $230,000, according to data analyzed by another presidential campaign.

Fox executives were not made aware of the local ad buys, which was done without their knowledge.

The size of the ad buy was nearly $1 million, said a Republican strategist who tracks media purchases.

The extent of the ad buy was not disclosed.

And it’s not going down, at least until the ad buy runs out at midnight.

The ad buy reaffirms the major role that the Crossroads organization will play in the general election.

In many instances, the ad buys are relatively small.

Of course staying competitive doesn't necessarily mean they will be able to match their competition in ad buys or ground staff.

The first round of ad buys makes no mention of immigration.

That total is higher than the combined ad buys of any two of the other candidates in either party.

Daytime ad buys were then expanded to support retail distribution to individual consumers.

An aide says the ads and the ad buy were “conceptualized well before” the vice presidential announcement on Aug. 11.

The ad buy begins today and will run through the end of June, a key time in the Senate debate on the bipartisan immigration bill.

For those keeping score at home, this is the Obama campaign’s seventh multi-state ad buy of the cycle.

It was not immediately clear how large this ad buy was or when it will air in Iowa.

The Healthy Economy Now ad buys have so far cost $12 million, according to another account.

This contrasts with the Las Vegas area, where expensive ad buys are a must.

“This ad buy seeks to expose the Democrat trick for what it is.”