{"id":2318664,"date":"2024-08-03T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-harris-double-spending-over-other-swing-states-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T12:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:51:05","slug":"trump-and-harris-double-spending-over-other-swing-states-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-harris-double-spending-over-other-swing-states-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Harris double spending over other swing states in Pennsylvania &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-and-harris-double-spending-over-other-swing-states-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner%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=2318664&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>Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are significantly increasing\u200d their campaign spending in Pennsylvania, a crucial state for winning \u2062the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>. The campaigns are collectively investing nearly\u2064 $210 million, which is more than double their expenditures on\u2063 other battleground states. Specifically, Harris is expected to spend over $109 million, while Trump will\u200d allocate about $101.7 million in \u2062the months leading up to the November election. \u2063This strategic focus on Pennsylvania \u2063comes as the \u200brace becomes increasingly competitive, with recent polls \u2062showing\u200b close\u2062 margins \u2064between the two candidates. Additionally, there \u2064are speculations about Harris potentially considering Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her\u200c running mate.  <\/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 and Harris double spending over other swing states in Pennsylvania<\/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_1708335\" 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<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> are pouring nearly a quarter of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">billion dollars<\/a> into Pennsylvania, which is a state deemed critical to winning the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The duo&rsquo;s campaigns are funneling a combined $210 million dollars into the Keystone state, more than double what they&rsquo;re spending on other battleground races, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/03\/trump-harris-pennsylvania-ad-spending-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from <em>Axios<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The funding will target Pennsylvania voters with TV, digital, and radio ads. Harris is projected to spend more than $109 million compared to Trump&rsquo;s $101.7 million in the eight months between the end of the Republican primary and Nov. 5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris and Trump campaigns&rsquo; decision to pump twice the funding into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> as they have into Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, and Arizona, comes as the presidential race tightens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally, July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3108920\/swing-state-scorecard-kamala-harris-2024-battlegrounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polls<\/a> indicate Pennsylvania&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-head-to-polls-in-herschel-walker-raphael-warnock-georgia-senate-runoff\/\" title=\"Voters Head to Polls in Herschel Walker-Raphael Warnock Georgia Senate Runoff\">high-stakes race<\/a> is highly competitive.&nbsp;A Bloomberg News\/Morning Consult survey indicates Trump leads Harris by 4 percentage points while another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-noem-shoots-down-idea-of-mandate-for-double-masks-thats-not-what-americas-about\/\" title=\"WATCH: Noem Shoots Down Idea Of Mandate For Double Masks: \u2018That\u2019s Not What America\u2019s About\u2019\">survey conducted<\/a> by Public Policy Polling shows Harris trailing Trump, 48% to 47%, with 5% undecided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris is rumored to be weighing Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as her running mate, and the Republican and Democratic parties are weighing strategies to win the state this November. Shapiro is favorably viewed across his home state and could draw from his well of support to help the Harris ticket shore up votes in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Harris allegedly plans to interview Shapiro this weekend as she vets vice presidential contenders, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2024\/08\/02\/harris-running-mate-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump won Pennsylvania and, with it, the presidency in 2016, only to lose both four years later. In 2020, Biden flipped the state by roughly 80,000 votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt during a Pennsylvania rally this month, the GOP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106084\/watch-live-trump-campaign-rally-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>returned<\/a> to the state to campaign in Harrisburg earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris is set to hold her first rally with her new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> on Aug. 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <\/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_1708335\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1708335\"}});<\/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>Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are investing close to $250 million in Pennsylvania, a key state for securing the presidency. Their campaigns are collectively allocating $210 million to the state, which is more than double what they are spending in other competitive races, as reported by Axios. This funding will be directed towards reaching Pennsylvania voters through television, digital platforms, and radio advertisements. Over the next eight months leading up to November 5, Harris is expected to spend over $109 million while Trump will invest approximately $101.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by both campaigns to focus significantly on Pennsylvania\u2014investing twice as much there compared to states like Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, and Arizona\u2014comes amid a tightening presidential race. Recent polls show that the competition in Pennsylvania is fierce; one survey from Bloomberg News\/Morning Consult shows Trump ahead of Harris by 4 percentage points while another from Public Policy Polling indicates Harris trailing slightly at 47% compared to Trump&#8217;s 48%, with 5% still undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is reportedly considering Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as her potential running mate due to his favorable reputation within the state that could help bolster her campaign&#8217;s support. She plans to interview Shapiro this weekend as part of her vice presidential selection process according to a Washington Post report.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously won Pennsylvania in 2016 but lost it four years later when Biden flipped it by about 80,000 votes in 2020. After surviving an assassination attempt during a rally earlier this month in Pennsylvania, Trump returned for campaigning in Harrisburg this week. Meanwhile, Harris is scheduled for her first rally with her new vice presidential nominee on August 6 in Philadelphia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2318665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-PA.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37093,4021,5836,32115,3634],"class_list":["post-2318664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-double-spending","tag-harris","tag-pennsylvania","tag-swing-states","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-PA.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318664","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}