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BumRushDaShow

(143,318 posts)
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 08:41 AM Nov 3

Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week

Source: NBC News

Nov. 2, 2024, 9:10 PM EDT


With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week, data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact shows.

The $994 million is close to one-tenth of the more than $10 billion that's been spent on political advertising so far since the start of 2023, spent across just seven days. And while Election Day may bring a temporary end to the spending onslaught that's seemingly dominated every television commercial break in recent weeks, it's not over yet: There's still more than $300 million in future advertising time booked between Sunday and Tuesday.

The most expensive race over the last week is, unsurprisingly, the presidential race, where more than $272 million has been spent on ads, according to data from AdImpact. Former President Donald Trump's campaign has narrowly outspent Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign $43.4 million to $40.7 million between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2, but Democratic super PACs helped the party narrowly outspend Republicans over that period in the presidential race.

The vast majority of the almost $1 billion spent on ads this week has come in down-ballot races across the country, as candidates and outside groups spend furiously in races for Congress, the state House, pivotal ballot questions and other races. There's been more than $267 million spent on ads in down-ballot races, meaning all of the other races outside of races for president, governor and Congress.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nearly-1-billion-spent-political-ads-last-week-rcna178546

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Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 3 OP
MONEY speaks LOUD. Lets hope it speaks for Democrats on NOV 5!! riversedge Nov 3 #1
Last night watching football, the ads were horrendous. lark Nov 3 #2
TV Networks are in business to make money. multigraincracker Nov 3 #3
and the Trump ads azureblue Nov 3 #4
That is a disgusting sum of money. Citizens United needs to be demolished. chowder66 Nov 3 #5

lark

(24,266 posts)
2. Last night watching football, the ads were horrendous.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:05 AM
Nov 3

There were so very many hit pieces on Harris, almost every ad was a reich wing lie-athon. The pro-Kamala ads had no where near the vicious hate shown in every single anti ad. R's are just hate filled fascists these days and are determined to give the reigns of our country to a criminal fascist who will destroy America to help Russia and his own finances. He's so stupid, he thinks Putin will reward him greatly, when he'll destroy him the 2nd he's no longer a useful tool.

multigraincracker

(34,185 posts)
3. TV Networks are in business to make money.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:20 AM
Nov 3

I've turned it off more than usual and watch Public TV more.
They base their advertising prices on the number of viewers, therefore I'm costing them $.
Please help me.

azureblue

(2,307 posts)
4. and the Trump ads
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:20 AM
Nov 3

are all hate attacks on Harris, and fear mongering. Like saying that electing her will cause WW3. And nothing about what good Trump has done for America.. (Because there is none) JFC..

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