{"id":2307809,"date":"2024-07-25T10:12:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-spending-spree-doesnt-have-harris-and-democrats-panicked-yet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:18:04","slug":"trumps-spending-spree-hasnt-alarmed-harris-and-the-democrats-yet-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-spending-spree-hasnt-alarmed-harris-and-the-democrats-yet-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s spending spree hasn&#8217;t alarmed Harris and the Democrats yet &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrumps-spending-spree-hasnt-alarmed-harris-and-the-democrats-yet-washington-examiner-2%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=2307809&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>The article discusses the current advertising \u200cstrategy in the political campaign involving former President Donald Trump and Vice \u200bPresident Kamala Harris. Trump\u200d and his allies significantly outspend Harris&#8217;s campaign\u200d by a ratio of\u2062 25 to 1 in radio and television advertisements. Over a short span from the start of the new campaign up to the \u200dend of August,\u2063 Trump\u2019s team\u2064 has invested over $68 million, while \u2064Harris&#8217;s campaign has only\u2062 spent \u2064around\u200c $2.6 million. This substantial financial disparity\u2062 poses a challenge for Harris, especially as Republicans aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-claims-it-killed-three-americans-in-ukraine-here-are-the-facts\/\" title=\"Russia Claims It Killed Three Americans In Ukraine. Here Are The Facts\">shape public perception<\/a> of her as a far-left radical. Sarah Longwell, co-founder of Republican Voters Against Trump, notes the\u2062 importance of\u2064 Harris establishing her identity \u2063before Trump&#8217;s narrative takes hold, emphasizing that early public opinion can solidify quickly.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s spending spree doesn&rsquo;t have Harris and Democrats panicked yet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712780\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his allies are outspending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Harris<\/a> campaign by a 25-1 margin in radio and television ads.<\/p>\n<p>The major discrepancy, under a week into the new campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/advertising-presidential-campaign-kamala-harris-trump-aab73a0d9593afebd734c8f708632926?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> by the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, presents an uphill battle for the Harris campaign. An analysis of data compiled by AdImpact for the outlet found that from the period starting Monday through the end of August, Trump and company have spent more than $68 million for Republicans, against just $2.6 million for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The initial blitz reflects a concerted strategy by Republicans to get ahead of the narrative on the relatively lesser-known Harris, painting her as a weird, far-left radical.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Longwell, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> Voters Against Trump, warned that the initial blitz could be decisive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Public opinion is like cement. It&rsquo;s soft at first and then it hardens,&rdquo; she told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;The next three weeks are definitive. She needs to define herself before Trump defines her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some Harris campaign officials met the news with consternation, with one &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-spending-spree-hasnt-alarmed-harris-and-the-democrats-yet-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s spending spree hasn&#039;t alarmed Harris and the Democrats yet - Washington Examiner\">slightly exasperated campaign official&#038;rdquo<\/a>; telling <em>Politico<\/em> that it had only been a few days.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re working to get up ads&nbsp;as quickly as we can (though it&rsquo;s only been 3 days) and in the meantime she&rsquo;s dominating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-received-32-million-in-free-media-from-cnn-msnbc-since-weaver-scandal-broke\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Received  Million in Free Media from CNN, MSNBC Since Weaver Scandal Broke\">earned media<\/a>,&rdquo; they said.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the flip side, others believe that positive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>media<\/a> coverage will make up for the gap.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s lighting your money on fire to do ads when you&rsquo;re getting the best and most earned media of the cycle,&rdquo; Hillary Clinton campaign press secretary Nick Merrill told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This sentiment was backed up by Democratic strategist Josh Schwerin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, advertising is important and will pick up, but it&rsquo;s not the only factor,&rdquo; he told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;With Harris taking over as the presumptive nominee, she&rsquo;s getting wall-to-wall largely positive coverage. &hellip; You always need to take in the context of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-must-resurrect-tea-party-principles-for-the-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Conservatives must revive Tea Party principles in 2024.\">entire media ecosystem<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712780\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712780\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The article discusses the current advertising \u200cstrategy in the political campaign involving former President Donald Trump and Vice \u200bPresident Kamala Harris. Trump\u200d and his allies significantly outspend Harris&#8217;s campaign\u200d by a ratio of\u2062 25 to 1 in radio and television advertisements. 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