time“On the Democratic side, 28 of the top 30 spending items listed in the Federal Election Commission’s spending summary for Kamala Harris’ campaign were related to media buys and production, i.e., advertising. On the Republican side, 20 of the top 30 Republican spending items supporting Donald Trump’s return to the White House were for paid media and mailings.”
“As the bill states, campaigns are much more invested in what voters see when they’re looking for entertainment and diversion than they are in sending someone out to speak.”
“This priority will be even more evident in a handful of battleground states, where $500 million in advertising is expected to be poured into in a final push before Election Day.”
“The Harris campaign and its allies have booked more than $330 million on TV and radio over the next roughly seven weeks. The Trump campaign has booked just under $200 million. The difference isn’t just down to the Harris campaign’s superior fundraising, but also because the now-disbanded Biden campaign invested early to book ad slots on broadcast stations in major markets months in advance, while the Trump campaign was still spending much of its campaign funds on paying legal fees.”
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