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

Almost $900 million of that money has been spent in just six states — Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Arizona. Biden has a big spending advantage in those states.
Supporters of President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wave flags prior to Biden's arrival for a town hall in Miami.

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 Advertising Analytics finds.

Most of that money has been spent by Democrat Joe Biden's campaign and

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