Article: At war on the airwaves; Campaign ads flourish in the battleground states.(NEWS)

Byline: Chuck Haga; Staff Writer

Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa remain key presidential election battleground states, according to a study of TV campaign advertising from Labor Day through last Thursday.

The study, by Nielsen Monitor-Plus and the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project, suggests that residents of the three states can expect the ad deluge to continue over the next three weeks as both campaigns focus resources on states where the outcome remains in doubt.

Where the ads are

Ohio and Florida continue to see the most TV advertising, while a sharp drop-off in Missouri indicates that both sides believe that President Bush will win that state, ...

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