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applegrove

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Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:15 PM Sep 2022

Democrats Hold the Edge in Political Ad Bookings

Democrats Hold the Edge in Political Ad Bookings

September 6, 2022 at 2:49 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/06/democrats-hold-the-edge-in-political-ad-bookings/

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“The return from the Labor Day holiday marks the unofficial final sprint to Election Day, and this year is slated to be no exception — there’s already been $1.4 billion in political ad bookings placed between Tuesday and Election Day, with that number expected to swell in the coming weeks,” [link:NBC News|NBC News] reports.

“Right now, Democrats have the edge overall — more than $658 million in bookings compared to the GOP’s $554 million, per ad-tracking firm AdImpact.”

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Democrats Hold the Edge in Political Ad Bookings (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2022 OP
I think more and more Republican political advertising is done through social media.... TheRealNorth Sep 2022 #1
And PACs. I bet that is not counted in this. Trump fundraising on the steal applegrove Sep 2022 #2

TheRealNorth

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1. I think more and more Republican political advertising is done through social media....
Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:34 PM
Sep 2022

I mean, you can basically push political ads through "shares" in Facebook. And has the added benefit of appearing to be statements or experiences of "normal" people.

applegrove

(118,795 posts)
2. And PACs. I bet that is not counted in this. Trump fundraising on the steal
Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:37 PM
Sep 2022

is probably one reason why the Republican Party has less money too.

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