Politics Apr 04 How Biden and Trump are raising and spending their campaign advertising dollars By Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Geoff Bennett
Politics Sep 08 Watch 6:07 Why the 2020 presidential election is likely to be the most expensive in history The presidential election of 2020 is expected to be the most expensive in history. Both President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are drawing hundreds of millions in contributions -- despite a difficult year for fundraising. What's behind the…
Politics Aug 05 Watch 7:59 Longtime GOP strategist says he’ll ‘work with Democrats’ to defeat Trump Stuart Stevens is one of the Republican Party’s most successful campaign strategists, with a career spanning decades. In his revealing new book, “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump,” Stevens admits the GOP uses race…
Politics Mar 03 Why Bloomberg bet on memes and influencers this Super Tuesday The strategy will be put to the test when Michael Bloomberg’s name appears on the ballot for the first time. By Dan Cooney, Jessica Yarvin
Nation Oct 31 Watch 5:05 What Twitter’s decision to ban political ads means for other tech giants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public defense of allowing political ads on his platform -- even those containing false claims -- drew substantial scrutiny. Now, the CEO of fellow social media giant Twitter says it will stop running political ads…
Oct 23 Watch 10:33 Lawmakers grill Zuckerberg on cryptocurrency, false claims in political ads By Courtney Norris Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday ostensibly to advocate for his company’s proposed new cryptocurrency, Libra -- but he faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers on multiple fronts. Facebook's controversial position of allowing false claims in political ads… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch RNC strategist Sean Spicer offers election night predictions By PBS News Hour As the first polls begin to close, we get predictions from both sides of the aisle. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sean Spicer, chief strategist for the Republican National Committee, about a last-minute advertising blitz, outreach to minority voters and what… Continue watching
Jan 22 A new, free tool that’s like x-ray glasses for political ads By Joshua Barajas Stock images of American flags, smiling children and a man nervously looking over a health care bill. These are the images of political campaign ads—full of emotion but short of depth. But a new, free online archive of ads and… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch The record-setting money behind this year’s midterm TV ads By PBS News Hour Continue watching