Friday 21 October 2022 06:10 PM Close to DOUBLE has been spent on midterm ads compared to 2018 trends now
A whopping $7.5 billion has already been spent by political candidates and outside groups on advertisements to influence the midterm elections, close to double the dollars spent during the last midterm cycle, in 2018.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday on numbers provided by AdImpact, an ad-tracking firm, finding that since Labor Day the area seeing the most political advertising has been Las Vegas, followed by Philadelphia.
Nevada hosts both a competitive Senate and governor's race, with Republican Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt vying for Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's seat.
At the same time, Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak is at risk of losing out on a second term to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, the Republican.
While Laxalt looks like he's in the best position to turn a Democratic Senate seat red, in Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman looked poised - until recently - to turn retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey's seat blue.
The Las Vegas area is seeing the highest amount of spending in the lead-up to the midterm elections. There, Republican Adam Laxalt (center right) is trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Las Vegas is followed by Philadelphia, Boston, Phoenix and Portland. There are competitive Senate and governors races in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Arizona, an important Senate race in New Hampshire and a Republican looks poised to win the governor's mansion in Oregon
In Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, is trying to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in one of the closest watched races in the nation. It was considered the best hope for Democrats to pick up a Republican Senate seat
In recent days, thanks to a barrage of ads by Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz (pictured) and outside Republican groups the race against Democrat John Fetterman has become tighter, with the newest poll showing them tied at 47 percent
