Pro-Biden super PAC expands ad buy in Arizona as Trump's support slips
A deep-pocketed group backing Joe Biden will begin pouring additional money into Arizona this month, expanding its effort in the battleground state as Democrats try to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s recent decline in support with voters.
Priorities USA, the primary super PAC supporting Biden, is investing an additional $831,000 in TV ads in Arizona this month, spokeswoman Daniela Martins said, nearly as much money as the group has spent over the airwaves in the state the entire election cycle.
Combined with digital ads, Priorities now plans to spend more than $1 million total in Arizona in July. To date this cycle, the group had spent $900,000 total on TV ads in the state.
Priorities officials say the extra spending comes after its internal data showed Trump’s support dropping fast in Arizona amid the public’s increasingly sour view of his response to the coronavirus pandemic, subsequent economic fallout, and the Black Lives Matter protests.
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