Posted on Dec 1, 2022
Almost $80 million is spent on TV ads for Georgia's 4-week Senate runoff
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There has been a rush of spending on TV ads for the pivotal Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, which is just a shortened four-week campaign.
In that period, some $79 million has been poured in to buy airtime. And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker, according to data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact and analyzed by NPR.
The contest, which will be decided Tuesday, went to a runoff because no candidate got above the 50% threshold in last month's general election to avoid one. Warnock finished ahead of Walker by nearly a percentage point and missed winning outright by fewer than 22,000 votes. A Libertarian candidate got 2% of the vote.
There has been a rush of spending on TV ads for the pivotal Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, which is just a shortened four-week campaign.
In that period, some $79 million has been poured in to buy airtime. And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker, according to data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact and analyzed by NPR.
The contest, which will be decided Tuesday, went to a runoff because no candidate got above the 50% threshold in last month's general election to avoid one. Warnock finished ahead of Walker by nearly a percentage point and missed winning outright by fewer than 22,000 votes. A Libertarian candidate got 2% of the vote.
Almost $80 million is spent on TV ads for Georgia's 4-week Senate runoff
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This is what I hate about politics...the money that is wasted on campaigns. Run on your merits. Do either of them or their campaigns know how far $80M would go towards feeding hungry families? Or better yet providing adequate housing and vocational job training for homeless veterans? This is insane. This isn't a Democrat or Republican thing...this is a politician thing...and it sucks canal water.
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SPC Lyle Montgomery
How about the tax money wasted in the dem's attempt to get Trump with theiw phony dosiers
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I'm sure Georgians will be glad to see the end of political ads...I know I was...
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SSgt (Join to see)
You know they will. Me too! Too many kids sick with Cancer and spend 200 million. Just horrible and contemptable.
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