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The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Mar 16, 2023

Georgia’s runoffs have helped one Atlanta TV station rake in nearly $232M in political advertising in under two years

WSB-TV leads the nation in political advertising, thanks in no small part to Georgia’s rules on runoff elections.

Fortune · Dec 3, 2022

Almost $80 million is spent on TV ads for Georgia's 4-week Senate runoff

And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

WEKU · Dec 1, 2022

Democrats prepare for loss of Congress as voters break late to GOP

Democrats’ prospects for holding onto Congress are fading a week before the U.S. election as voters focus on economic concerns rather than the rollback of abortion rights, bolstering Republicans who have made inflation a central issue in the race.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022

Caruso spending $53 million on relentless ad war against Bass, a 13-1 advantage

LOS ANGELES — Businessman Rick Caruso will end his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles much as he started it — pounding away with a television advertising campaign that attempts to persuade Angelenos he is the kind of independent problem solver who can overcome entrenched and corrupt interests at City…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022

Dark-money group features Uvalde shooter footage in ad criticizing Abbott’s gun policies

The ad drew swift pushback from Republicans criticizing its use of the gunman’s image.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 27, 2022

Want to know what message midterm candidates think will win? Follow the money

Ad spending by Democrats on abortion-related messaging took off after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Republican spending on crime ads tripled in September.

WEKU · Oct 11, 2022

Trump super PAC reserves millions in airtime in key states

Former President Donald Trump is finally opening his checkbook and reserving millions of dollars in airtime for ads to bolster his endorsed candidates in key midterm races just one month before Election Day

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

As campaign struggles, Doug Mastriano plans ‘40 days of fasting and prayer’

PHILADELPHIA — It was billed as a blockbuster, but ended up a flop. If Doug Mastriano’s “big rally” last weekend were a movie, its Rotten Tomatoes score would be in the single digits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

Mehmet Oz is barely advertising on Facebook, while John Fetterman’s ads are seen millions of times

PHILADELPHIA — All summer, John Fetterman had Facebook to himself.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 22, 2022