Fifty days out from the presidential election, President Trump's campaign is showing conspicuous signs that its onetime financial advantage over Joe Biden is now a major deficit.
Facing what appears to be a significant cash shortage, the Trump campaign has, for now, completely gone off the TV airwaves in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two of the core swing states that the president narrowly wrested from Democrats four years ago — and states where Trump has consistently trailed Biden in the polls throughout 2020.
Trump is also at an airtime disadvantage in other key states, Bloomberg reports:
Between Aug. 10 and Sept. 7, Biden spent $97.7 million on broadcast and cable ads, while Trump spent $21.6 million, according to ad-tracking firm Advertising Analytics.
In some crucial battleground states Biden outspent Trump. In Wisconsin, Biden spent $9.2 million to Trump's $1.5 million; in Florida, Biden spent $23.2 million to Trump's $6.4 million; in Arizona, Biden spent $10 million compared to $1.4 million by Trump, and in North Carolina, Biden spent $11.5 million to Trump's $3.7 million.
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