Trump also has scaled back TV ads significantly in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota..

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text:Henry J. Gomez
@HenryJGomez
NEW: It’s not just Iowa and Ohio. Trump also has scaled back TV ads significantly in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota — signaling a retreat from the Midwest.

Donald Trump Is Canceling TV Ads In Midwestern States That Made Him President
“I don’t think the spin is in any way congruent with the reality,” one Republican strategist said of the Trump campaign's messaging.
buzzfeednews.com

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/trump-campaign-ads-pulled-back-ohio-wisconsin

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is slashing television spending in the Midwest, canceling millions of dollars in advertising in states that carried him to victory in 2016.

He’s been off the local airwaves completely in Iowa and Ohio. The campaign also has given up at least $2 million worth of reservations in both Michigan and Wisconsin since early September. And in Minnesota, a state Trump almost won four years ago and has expressed confidence in flipping, his team already has chopped about $5 million from its projected fall TV budget.

The numbers, confirmed by the media firm Advertising Analytics, reflect a race where Democrat Joe Biden has gained a fundraising advantage over Trump and where polling suggests these states are competitive toss-ups or tipping toward Biden. The Trump campaign, meanwhile, according to data shared by Democratic ad trackers, has in recent weeks boosted its TV presence in the Sun Belt battlegrounds — Arizona, Florida, and Georgia — and Nevada, a state Trump lost in 2016.

As Trump’s retreat in Iowa and Ohio became more pronounced this week, his advisers dismissed it as a sign of strength, despite polls that show him essentially tied with Biden in both states. And Biden’s campaign has accelerated its advertising in Ohio, which at the beginning of the 2020 cycle many Democrats did not believe would be a top-tier swing state.

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[hibbing]

1. Why pay for what you can get for free?

I'm sure local tv carries his stupid airport rallies from start to finish. Of course the covid may slow tha cet down.

Peace

[DLCWIdem]

2. Maybe he is saving his money for all the lawyers

He has to pay to try and steal the election.

[DFW]

3. Fox Noise works for the Republicans for free

Besides, bribing and/or threatening a few local election officials is far cheaper than paying for a statewide ad campaign.

This doesn’t mean they have given up in these states. It just means that they might be searching for a more efficient way of allocating resources.

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Here in South Florida it's been 5/1 Biden ads over Trump ads recently

I've been impressed that it seems to hold true everywhere. I watch Investigation Discovery frequently. It's all Biden

I'm assuming Trump is targeting YouTube and other social media

[Thekaspervote]

5. I did see he's made some substantial buys on YouTube

It’s concerning what they might be up to as far as post election legal challenges