Politics

Photo Gage Skidmore/flickr Dem Ad Volume Higher Overall; Record Breaking Number of Federal Ads by Groups(MIDDLETOWN, CT) October 20, 2022 – Outside group advertising on television in federal races is breaking records, according to a new analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project. In just the last two weeks alone, the Republican super PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, has targeted ads in 42 different U.S. House races, while the Democratic super PAC, House Majority PAC, has been active in 27. Table 1 shows the groups that have sponsored the most ads in the past two weeks and the races in which they…

Groups are bolstering Republicans in Senate campaigns; Dems also have ad advantages in many House Races(MIDDLETOWN, CT) October 6, 2022 – Democrats are out-airing their Republican opponents in nine of the top 10 Senates races, according to a new report from the Wesleyan Media Project.  While the air war is very balanced in the Wisconsin Senate race, as shown in Table 1, Democratic ad advantages are over 1,000 spots in seven contests, including Georgia, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Outside groups are responsible for one-third to nearly one-half of the broadcast spots on television in the last two weeks,…

Photo Gage Skidmore/Flickr Record Negativity in 2022 General Election So Far; Tight Ad Race in WI Senate While Dems Lead in AZ and GA(MIDDLETOWN, CT) - September 22, 2022 - As the traditional general election period of the 2022 midterms kicks into gear, Republican incumbent Ron DeSantis has a commanding lead over his Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist, in both television ads aired and online ad spending, according to a new report from the Wesleyan Media Project. Over the past two weeks, DeSantis has held a 15:1 lead over Crist in broadcast advertising totals (over 13,000 airings compared to just 881…

Photo Moussa81/iStock Digital spending significant in Senate races; Abortion is still a top issue for Democrats in House and Gubernatorial races(MIDDLETOWN, CT) - September 8, 2022 - Democratic candidates are spending heavily on broadcast television advertising in U.S. Senate races, according to a new report from the Wesleyan Media Project.  In fact, as Table 1 shows, the top five advertisers on broadcast television over the past month have been Democrats.  Val Demings in Florida, Mark Kelly in Arizona, and Raphael Warnock in Georgia have each aired over 7,000 spots on broadcast television, while Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin and Tim Ryan…