Trump Campaign Counterprograms Democratic Debate With Pricey YouTube Ad Buy
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump Campaign Counterprograms Democratic Debate With Pricey YouTube Ad Buy

NPR  

Trump Campaign Counterprograms Democratic Debate With Pricey YouTube Ad Buy Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 7:19 pm. ET If you pull up YouTube for squirrels on water skis, the latest Taylor Swift music video or the Democratic debate Wednesday night, you'll notice something prominently displayed at the top of the page — a banner ad paid for by the Trump campaign. This is "honestly probably better for YouTube's ad sales department than Trump's campaign," said Jessica Alter with Tech For Campaigns, a firm that does digital strategy for Democrats. In fact, according to Bully Pulpit's analysis, the Trump campaign has spent almost $550,000 on Facebook ads related to immigration since April 1.

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US Polls 2024: Kamala Harris campaign spends nearly $1.4 Billion on ads in failed election bid against Donald Trump
2 months, 1 week ago

US Polls 2024: Kamala Harris campaign spends nearly $1.4 Billion on ads in failed election bid against Donald Trump

Live Mint  

In a record-setting election season, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, spent nearly $1.4 billion on political ads in their bid for the White House, according to a report from ad analytics firm AdImpact. This staggering figure means that the Harris-Walz campaign, along with Democratic allies, outspent former President Donald Trump and Republicans by almost $460 …

In campaign’s final weeks, Trump airs anti-transgender ads during football games
3 months ago

In campaign’s final weeks, Trump airs anti-transgender ads during football games

LA Times  

Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday. “There is nothing subtle about this ad,” said Tali Mendelberg, author of “The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality.” Mendelberg, a Princeton political scientist, compares the ad’s use of “stigmatizing images to evoke prejudices about marginalized populations” to the infamous …

Trump staffers spending tens of thousands on ads that have little impact on race: report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump staffers spending tens of thousands on ads that have little impact on race: report

Raw Story  

Even though former President Donald Trump is trailing Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign in fundraising, his staffers are spending tens of thousands of dollars on ads that will have effectively no impact on the race. On Tuesday, the Bulwark — an anti-Trump conservative outlet — reported that an unnamed "campaign insider" confided to them that they're spending upwards of $50,000 …

Harris campaign books $370m ad blitz focused on swing states
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Harris campaign books $370m ad blitz focused on swing states

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is reaching out to potential …

Harris campaign’s new $90 million in battleground ads in August aims to sharpen contrast with Trump
5 months ago

Harris campaign’s new $90 million in battleground ads in August aims to sharpen contrast with Trump

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is launching a $90 million advertising effort over the next three weeks to introduce the Democrat to voters and sharpen the contrast with Republican Donald Trump. Harris’ team said the ad campaign will focus on the vice president’s personal narrative, her career as a …

Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Hit Campaign Trail, Donald Trump Goes On Attack: Live Updates
5 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Hit Campaign Trail, Donald Trump Goes On Attack: Live Updates

Huff Post  

Harris' presidential campaign announced Saturday that it was reserving more than $370 million worth of advertising for the final months of the White House race, with a $200 million majority of the money going to digital platforms rather than traditional television. "The Harris-Walz campaign’s advertising strategy is designed to break through a fragmented media environment and reach the voters who …

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television The Harris “This campaign is about who we fight for,” Harris says in the Her campaign said it’s the first spot in a $50 million advertising push ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which starts on Aug. 19 in Chicago. The Republican nominee’s half-minute Border crossings …

Trump campaign spends whopping $1.7m in TV ads after Harris dominates headlines
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump campaign spends whopping $1.7m in TV ads after Harris dominates headlines

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s campaign spent more than $1.7m on TV ads …

Trump’s voice is hawking ‘gold bars’ on YouTube. But is it really Trump?
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump’s voice is hawking ‘gold bars’ on YouTube. But is it really Trump?

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has used his name and likeness to sell items including steaks, vodka, menswear, mattresses and even a “university.” More recently, he’s profited from Trump-themed nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, that take the form of digital trading cards. The ad looks — and, more, importantly sounds — as if the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is peddling Trump-branded …

The Backstory to That Jesus Ad at the Super Bowl
1 year, 11 months ago

The Backstory to That Jesus Ad at the Super Bowl

Slate  

For many viewers of the Super Bowl, one ad amid the beer and tax-software and car commercials may be particularly surprising. “They were scared, hungry, and exhausted.” Then the ad takes a turn: “But they were far away from the atrocities taking place … in Bethlehem.” On the screen, words flash in minimalist white: “Jesus was a refugee.” That specific …

Biden breaks all-time television spending record
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden breaks all-time television spending record

India TV News  

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign has spent a record amount of money on television and digital advertising than any other presidential candidate in the US' history. Data from Advertising Analytics, a non-partisan firm, revealed on Friday that the former Vice President has spent more than $582 million on television advertising since launching his campaign last year, The Hill news …

Presidential Campaign TV Ad Spending Crosses $1 Billion Mark In Key States
4 years, 3 months ago

Presidential Campaign TV Ad Spending Crosses $1 Billion Mark In Key States

NPR  

Presidential Campaign TV Ad Spending Crosses $1 Billion Mark In Key States Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images More than $1 billion has now been spent on TV ads for the 2020 presidential election in just 13 states, an NPR analysis of the latest ad spending data from the tracking firm …

Biden makes ad push into rural Ohio as early voting begins
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden makes ad push into rural Ohio as early voting begins

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democrat Joe Biden is expanding his ad buys into every corner of Ohio as early voting begins Tuesday, signaling his campaign’s growing hopes that a state Donald Trump won easily four years ago may be within the former vice president’s grasp. Toni Webb, his Ohio state director, said Biden will use the ads to speak “directly with …

Election 2020: Why Trump and Biden's Spanish ads matter
4 years, 3 months ago

Election 2020: Why Trump and Biden's Spanish ads matter

LA Times  

In Spanish-language ads targeting Latino voters, President Trump amplifies fear, and Joe Biden attacks Trump’s record. Florida Primary Miami Miami $2,239,321 $2,452,321 12/31 9/21 Orlando Orlando $1,363,795 $792,879 Tampa Tampa $756,380 $670,894 Fort Myers Fort Myers $136,114 $27,120 West Palm Beach $63,385 Arizona Phoenix Phoenix $1,254,013 $920,901 Tucson Tucson $319,219 $211,740 Yuma $31,615 Other markets Philadelphia Chicago $213,620 $82,050 Las …

‘It’s frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits
4 years, 7 months ago

‘It’s frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation — the “Death Star,” he called it — was about to start “pressing FIRE” for the first time. The Republican’s campaign poured nearly $24 million into paid advertising focused largely on six battleground states in the seven-week period from the last week in April …

Trump And Biden Wage An Uneven Virtual Campaign
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump And Biden Wage An Uneven Virtual Campaign

NPR  

Trump And Biden Wage An Uneven Virtual Campaign Enlarge this image toggle caption YouTube/Donald J Trump YouTube/Donald J Trump If you're a supporter of President Trump, longing for the excitement and MAGA-kinship of a big rally, Trump's campaign has built the next best thing. Sponsor Message On a recent Zoom call, Gabriella Cascone, the Biden campaign's national training director, walked …

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $34 million in just ONE week on anti-Trump ads
5 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $34 million in just ONE week on anti-Trump ads

Daily Mail  

Michael Bloomberg, who is mulling a run for the Democratic presidential nomination, will spend $34 million to run just one week of ads bashing President Donald Trump, according to a new report. The ad campaign is slated to run nearly nationwide beginning on Monday, and comes one day after Bloomberg filed paperwork creating a presidential campaign committee, according to Politico. …

Facebook’s refusal to fact-check Trump could be its defining 2020 decision
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook’s refusal to fact-check Trump could be its defining 2020 decision

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The debate over Facebook’s decision to allow President Trump’s reelection campaign to pay to run false ads on its platform encapsulates the awkward moral, social and civil questions that have dogged the company since 2016. “Our approach is grounded in Facebook’s fundamental belief in free expression,” Katie Harbath, Facebook’s public policy director, responded to the …

How Trump And Facebook Are Cashing In On The Impeachment News
5 years, 3 months ago

How Trump And Facebook Are Cashing In On The Impeachment News

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “LEARN THE TRUTH,” President Donald Trump’s campaign declared in a Facebook ad that launched last week. of the Trump campaign to capitalize on these big, cultural breaking news moments for its own financial gain.” In a still-active Facebook ad, Trump's campaign spreads a flagrant falsehood about former Vice President Joe Biden. Facebook/Donald J. Trump Fake News Welcome …

Fuzzy math: Democrats spend big to draw small-dollar donors
5 years, 4 months ago

Fuzzy math: Democrats spend big to draw small-dollar donors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Montana Gov. “You spend $60 on Facebook right now to get a $1 donor,” Bullock said last week while campaigning in Iowa, referring to the 130,000 donor threshold that is one of the requirements to reach the debate stage in Houston next month. “We’re getting to the cutoff point for a lot of lower-tier candidates,” said Tim Lim, …

Ron Wyden calls on Facebook and Google to ban political ad targeting
5 years, 5 months ago

Ron Wyden calls on Facebook and Google to ban political ad targeting

CNN  

New York CNN — As 2020 presidential candidates spend tens of millions of dollars on Facebook and Google ads, one senator is calling on the companies to restrict some of the powerful ways political campaigns can target American voters. “I think it’s time for Facebook and Google to voluntarily suspend micro-targeting of political and issue ads,” Sen. Ron Wyden, an …

Trump campaign has posted 2,000 Facebook ads about ‘invasion’ at Southern border so far this year, amid claims racist rhetoric stoked El Paso shooter
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump campaign has posted 2,000 Facebook ads about ‘invasion’ at Southern border so far this year, amid claims racist rhetoric stoked El Paso shooter

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A review of Mr Trump’s tweets also found repeated references to an “invasion,” while …

Trump has run over 2,000 Facebook ads warning of ‘invasion’
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump has run over 2,000 Facebook ads warning of ‘invasion’

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has run roughly 2,200 Facebook The term is cited more frequently in Trump’s Facebook ads than “Obama,” “China” and “jobs,” and is facing renewed scrutiny following revelations that the El Paso, Texas, shooting suspect also used the phrase in a manifesto he is said to have published on the online forum 8chan. Many of the …

On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates
5 years, 6 months ago

On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The largest presidential field in modern Democratic politics could quickly shrink as more than half of the contenders are in real danger of failing to meet tougher requirements to participate in the fall round of debates. The dynamic has some larger donors worried that their money is being used to build out the small-donor network instead of a …

'Boring!': Donald Trump disses first Democratic debate in one-word tweet, takes potshot at NBC for technical glitch during session
5 years, 6 months ago

'Boring!': Donald Trump disses first Democratic debate in one-word tweet, takes potshot at NBC for technical glitch during session

Firstpost  

Trump, who has been a polarizing, name-calling and often chaotic president, is publicly expressing confidence about his re-election prospects in 2020. Washington/Anchorage, Alaska: President Donald Trump dismissed the first Democratic debate as “boring” on Wednesday night, predicting that the 10 rivals on stage seeking to toss him from office in the 2020 election would do poorly. “I had my choice …

Networks, Facebook drop Trump’s anti-immigrant ad
6 years, 2 months ago

Networks, Facebook drop Trump’s anti-immigrant ad

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s ad sparked outcry last week, drawing accusations of racism and fear-mongering ahead of the midterms. NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled a widely-condemned anti-immigrant ad by President Donald Trump’s campaign as a bitter election fight for control of the US Congress headed on Monday for an unpredictable finish. ‘A lot of things are offensive’ Trump batted away reporters’ questions …

Immigration campaign ads surge in leadup to 2018 midterms
6 years, 3 months ago

Immigration campaign ads surge in leadup to 2018 midterms

CNN  

CNN — In one ad, a smiling toddler stacks toy blocks as an aspiring governor hovers behind her, shouting “Build the wall!” In another, a little boy sobs as ICE agents handcuff his mother and lead her away. “The intensity that we’re seeing this year is unprecedented,” said Ali Noorani, executive director of the pro-immigration advocacy group National Immigration Forum. …

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