Just days after Donald Trump rolled out his first general election TV ad, Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Monday it has reserved nearly $80 million in TV ad buys to carry them through the fall campaign season.
That figure includes $3 million for the rest of August and $77 million for September and October, anonymous Clinton aides confirmed to Politico and ABC News. The buy covers placements in Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, as well as the Omaha, Nebraska market.
The campaign also plans to place $15 million in radio ads.
After posting strong poll numbers earlier this month, the Clinton campaign suspended ads set to air in Virginia and Colorado. An unnamed aide told ABC the campaign currently does not have plans to return to advertising in those states.
Following months of zero ad spending from Trump, his campaign on Friday announced a $4.8 million buy for his first, immigration-focused ad, airing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida.
So far, the Clinton campaign has spent more than $60 million on ads, with the Clinton-aligned super PAC Priorities USA shelling out millions more.
