{"id":2243827,"date":"2024-05-13T19:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-shatters-records-with-19-million-ad-buy-in-arizona-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T19:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:48:08","slug":"gallego-shatters-records-with-19-million-ad-buy-in-arizona-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-shatters-records-with-19-million-ad-buy-in-arizona-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallego breaks records with $19M ad spend in Arizona Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgallego-shatters-records-with-19-million-ad-buy-in-arizona-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ruben \u200cGallego (R-AZ) is \u200cmaking waves with a $19 million\u2063 ad\u2064 campaign in\u200d Arizona, the largest so far among Senate candidates nationwide. Although unopposed in the primary, he\u2063 faces \u2064a likely \u2062challenge from top contender Kari Lake in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-governors-race-offers-gop-pickup-opportunity-even-as-runoff-looms\/\" title=\"GOP sees chance to gain ground in Louisiana governor's race despite impending runoff.\">closely \u2062watched race<\/a> for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema&#8217;s seat, pivotal in determining control of the Senate. Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) is\u200c causing a stir with his $19 million ad campaign in Arizona, \u200cthe largest among Senate candidates nationwide. Despite no competition in the primary, he is expected to contend with top rival Kari Lake in a high-profile race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema&#8217;s seat, crucial for Senate control.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) \">Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) <\/a>is launching a $19 million ad blitz in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) \">Grand Canyon State<\/a>, the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/her-doctor-advised-her-to-skip-the-booster-shot-over-possible-side-effects-so-her-college-expelled-her\/\" title=\"Her Doctor Advised Her To Skip The Booster Shot Over Possible Side Effects. So Her College Expelled Her.\">ad reservation<\/a> of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) \">Senate<\/a> candidate in the country thus far, according to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-sex-offender-is-running-for-student-body-president-at-a-community-college-this-isnt-a-first\/\" title=\"A Sex Offender Is Running For Student Body President At A Community College. This Isn\u2019t A First.\">running unopposed<\/a> in the primary but is likely to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kari Lake<\/a>, the front-running Republican candidate, in a race now considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/analysis\/senate\/arizona-senate\/sinema-bows-out-two-way-arizona-senate-race-stays-toss-column\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a toss-up<\/a> by the<em> Cook Political Report<\/em> for outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s (I-AZ) seat. The seat could determine which party gains control of the upper chamber in November.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego reserved $19 million in advertising specifically for the general election,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/gallego-arizona-senate-ads.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&#038;referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>. The ads are expected to run in Phoenix and Tucson television markets beginning on June 18. The former Marine also will have the support of $23 million reserved in advertising by the Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic group aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>The reservation is far more than those placed by vulnerable Democrats in tough reelection campaigns. According to AdImpact, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has reserved $14.3 million, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has reserved $13.9 million, and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) has reserved $8.9 million. <\/p>\n<p>The news of the ad reservation comes as Lake\u2019s campaign plans to reserve $10 million in ads for the fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/13\/kari-lake-senate-campaign-2024-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>. Lake released the first ad of her campaign on Monday, called \u201cBig Differences,\u201d in which she <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6azuHVUS56w?si=c_Uq0pSmJLO8dhwf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slams<\/a> Gallego over immigration and border security. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lake, who has the endorsement of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is expected to be out with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/1789048164604932279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a new television ad <\/a>debuting on Tuesday, according to AdImpact.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/13\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> released on Monday shows Gallego leads Lake 45%-41%, spelling trouble for the GOP in a prime pickup opportunity. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ) plans a $19 million ad blitz in Arizona, the largest ad buy by any Senate candidate nationwide. Despite running unopposed in the primary, he anticipates a challenge from top Republican contender Kari Lake in the upcoming election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2243828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122570169459-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122570169459-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}