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The Democrats are in turmoil as the election begins to heat up.
Now, the GOP is looking to go on the offensive.
And Donald Trump is ramping up for one 2024 fight that left Democrats scared as hell.
Joe Biden’s advantage on the airwaves is coming to an end
President Joe Biden was trailing former President Donald Trump before the CNN Presidential debate.
Trump had a lead in national polling and in the crucial swing states that will determine the election.
Biden was able to sprint out to a massive fundraising advantage earlier in the race by avoiding a Primary.
And from Hollywood, Big Labor, Big Tech, and Wall Street pouring millions into his campaign.
That’s why Biden was able to have the TV airwaves almost exclusively to himself for most of the year.
His campaign ran a $30 million ad buy after his March State of the Union address in seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Trump’s conviction in a Soviet-style show trial in Manhattan set up another massive ad blitz for Biden.
He spent $50 million running TV ads narrated by actor John Goodman in swing states calling Trump a “convicted felon.”
Biden’s campaign was dominating the airwaves in swing states while he continued to sink in the polls.
Joe Biden’s current poll numbers — which show him losing in an Electoral College landslide — reflect an environment in which he is dominating swing state airwaves.
That will not last. Trump has a lot of money now, and will start spending it when the election gets closer pic.twitter.com/sDWCmTqW6W
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) July 7, 2024
Now, with the President and Democrats in disarray after the debate, Trump and his allies are ramping up their TV spending to deliver a knockout blow to Biden.
Donald Trump and supporting PACs unleashing massive ad campaign
Super PAC Preserve America is preparing to unleash $61 million in TV and digital advertising attacking Biden.
The PAC is supported by Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson, the wife of the late casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
Preserve America’s ads are going up on the air at the start of the Summer Olympics and run through Labor Day weekend.
The PAC is focusing on the three Rust Belt swing states – Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania – that are pivotal to Trump’s path to 270 Electoral Votes.
Trump has kept a low profile after the debate, while Biden fought with his own party about his staying in the race and was pummeled by an unending negative news cycle.
But he and the campaign are expected to begin ramping up spending after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Preserve America Senior Advisor Dave Carney said the ads will hammer Biden on illegal immigration, national security, and the economy.
“Joe Biden and his hard left allies have raised the cost of living, let terrorists cross our border, and crushed our veterans,” Carney said. “And we’re going to put a boot on their necks so he can’t continue ruining our country over the next four years.”
MAGA Inc., another Trump-aligned super PAC led by former Trump aide Taylor Budowich, plans to flood four swing states with more than $100 million in ads.
Super PAC Right for America, backed by former Marvel Entertainment Executive Ike Perlmutter, is also expected to join the ad war.
While Biden spent hard on TV ads against Trump early, Joe Biden is going to spend the crucial months before Election Day getting pummeled in attack ads.
