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Team Clinton Ran Three Times as Many Ads as Team Trump
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By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel
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Watch Clinton's Final Campaign Ad
Hillary Clinton is making the closing argument of the presidential election on prime time television on Monday night. In a special, two-minute advertising spot to air on the eve on the election, the Democratic nominee,...
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Watch a Brief History of Trump's Campaign Ads
Donald Trump did not follow typical campaign advertising rules. The Republican presidential nominee preferred to get so-called "earned media"—free publicity by appearing on cable news shows and other interviews. He did so well that one...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
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Watch a Brief History of Clinton's Campaign Ads
Hillary Clinton spent more than $245 million airing campaign ads this election. The Democratic presidential nominee used her fundraising prowess to gain a nearly 3-to-1 advantage over Republican rival Donald Trump in the general election,...
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Watch the 10 Most Notable Campaign Ads of 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump famously spurned campaign ads in 2016, preferring to get free publicity by going on cable TV and making newsworthy remarks at his rallies. But that didn't stop his rivals from...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
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New Clinton Ad Highlights Trump's Remarks About Women
In the closing week of the campaign, Hillary Clinton's campaign aims to highlight Donald Trump's record of offensive remarks about women, releasing a new ad Tuesday that highlights some of the most memorable ones. The...
By Tessa Berenson
November 1, 2016
Clinton Uses 'Daisy Girl' in Ad Criticizing Trump
The Daisy Girl warns us, again, about the threat of nuclear weapons
By Maya Rhodan
October 31, 2016
Anti-Trump Ad Warns Ohio Voters With Mushroom Cloud
A new TV ad evoking one of the most famous political ads in U.S. history is painting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as too dangerous to be commander-in-chief. And it’s not subtle about it. The...
By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel
October 25, 2016
LGBT Group's Ad Asks How Anyone Can Support Trump
The nation’s largest LGBT rights group on Tuesday began running stinging ads that ask voters who know a gay person how they can possibly vote for Donald Trump. The digital ads, produced by the Human...
By Philip Elliott
October 25, 2016
Trump's New Ad Attacks Clinton's Health
Donald Trump's newest TV ad argues that Hillary Clinton doesn't have the "fortitude, strength or stamina" to lead the country. Over footage that shows Clinton stumbling as she got into a car after a Sept....
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
October 11, 2016
Why You're Seeing More TV Ads for Governor's Races
Voters in Vermont pride themselves on the positive tone in even their most bitterly fought elections. But the governor’s race is bucking that trend this year thanks to out-of-state political juggernauts that are transforming the...
By Center for Public Integrity / Ben Wieder
October 6, 2016
How to Tell Who's Winning the Presidential Race
Here are nine things to watch
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September 11, 2016
Watch Hillary Clinton Use Kids Against Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton is using children to hit Donald Trump in her campaign ads. The Democratic nominee has made liberal use of young kids in her ads to promote her own work on families but also...
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August 30, 2016
Clinton: Trump 'Taking Hate Groups Mainstream'
Hillary Clinton did not mince words at a rally in Nevada on Thursday, arguing that Donald Trump is “taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over” the Republican Party. “This is what...
By Maya Rhodan
August 25, 2016
This Super PAC Airs Ad in Florida Every 15 Minutes
All against Donald Trump
By Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity
August 24, 2016
Clinton Campaign Reserves $80 Million in TV Ads
Donald Trump plans to spend $4.8 million over 10 days in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania
By Sam Frizell
August 22, 2016
Watch a Candidate Shoot a Machine Gun in This New Campaign Ad
'When he fights back, he brings out the big guns'
By Brendan Dorsey
August 5, 2016
Clinton Launches Ads Promoting Her Work With Children
'For Hillary, it’s always been about kids'
By Philip Elliott
June 16, 2016
Sanders Advisor Explains the Campaign's Ad Strategy
Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton by well over 3 million votes and hundreds of pledged delegates to the Democratic convention. But the upstart Senator from Vermont gave Hillary Clinton's campaign a...
By Sam Frizell
June 15, 2016
Pro-Clinton Super PAC Launches Website on 'Trump Lies'
A super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton launched a website dedicated to linking to media fact-checks that found Donald Trump guilty of "Four Pinnochios" or "Pants on Fire" statements. Made public on Thursday, Trump Lies is...
By Julissa Higgins
June 9, 2016
Sanders Spent $2.2 Million on TV Ads in California
About $800,000 more than Clinton.
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
June 7, 2016
New 'Why Trump?' Ads Mock Candidate's Hands, Manhood
"I like macho guys — take-charge, competent guys — guys with big hands"
By Daniel White
May 12, 2016
How a Pro-Clinton Super PAC Got an Ad on TV for Free
Eerie sounds. Thudding piano notes. Rapid-fire clips of Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about women. This minute-long takedown looks like a political ad. It sounds like a political ad. But according to the pro-Hillary Clinton...
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
May 12, 2016
Koch-Linked Vets' Group Targets the Debt as Security Issue
'We cannot afford to keep piling up debt, and not expect to see our economic might dissipate and our national security imperiled'
By Philip Elliott
April 28, 2016
One in Five GOP Primary Ads Have Attacked Trump
About 60,000 TV ads — roughly one-fifth of all ads aired in the Republican presidential primary — have been critical of Donald Trump in some fashion, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of...
By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel and Cady Zuvich
April 27, 2016
Sanders Outspent Clinton in New York Primary
The New York presidential primary is a study in contrasts for underdogs. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is outspending rival Hillary Clinton on the airwaves in New York and hoping for an upset. Republicans Ted...
By Center for Public Integrity / Dave Levinthal and Michael Beckel
April 19, 2016
Why a Pro-Trump Super PAC Wants Your Money
The Republican establishment wants to deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination for president, even though he’s the delegate leader, and a new TV ad wants to know if its viewers think that is wrong —...
By Cady Zuvich / Center for Public Integrity
April 12, 2016
Meet the Mysterious Source of an Anti-Trump Ad
This is the story of a phantom who sponsored a political attack ad in the heat of Florida’s critical presidential primary and sidestepped federal transparency laws. It begins with a single TV spot — one...
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
March 18, 2016
Meet the Conservatives Who Ran 7,000 Anti-Trump Ads
The empire has struck back — a conservative coalition aired nearly 7,000 advertisements in the past week attacking anti-establishment candidate Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to prevent the real estate billionaire from winning the...
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
March 8, 2016
Trump's Defense of 'University' Relies on Shaky Math
Republican front-runner Donald Trump is once again arguing that students at his defunct Trump University had a "98 percent" approval rating, but that number would't pass muster in a freshman statistics course. Faced with attacks...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
March 3, 2016
Republican Super PACs Aired 8,500 Ads Against Trump Before Super Tuesday
Correction appended, March 2 In the final two weeks before Super Tuesday, Republican super PACs coalesced, airing roughly 8,500 ads blasting GOP front-runner Donald Trump, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of new...
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
March 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton Enlists Morgan Freeman
The Democrat gets a little help from the "voice of god" in South Carolina.
By Daniel White
February 19, 2016
Cruz Takes Fire on South Carolina Airwaves
The Texas senator faces an ad onslaught in a critical state
By Alex Altman
February 12, 2016
Eric Garner's Daughter Endorses Bernie Sanders in New Video
Sanders aims to reach more black voters as the race heads to South Carolina
By Katie Reilly
February 11, 2016
Stealth Christie Group Attacks Rubio
As New Hampshirites prepare to vote in their state’s Republican presidential primary, allies of Chris Christie have launched an 11th-hour, “dark money” attack on Marco Rubio. Mailers sent to New Hampshire residents have criticized Rubio,...
By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel
February 9, 2016
Bernie Sanders Ad Misleadingly Suggests Endorsements
The Nashua Telegraph and The Valley News have not endorsed him
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February 3, 2016
Positive Campaign Ads Did Better in Iowa
Super PACs backing the candidates were more negative, however
By Center for Public Integrity / Carrie Levine and Cady Zuvich
February 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton Recruits Eric Holder for New Campaign Ad
Holder could help Clinton win the black vote in S.C.
By Daniel White
February 2, 2016
This Hillary Clinton Ad Was 40 Years in the Making
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is seeking to turn her long career in politics to her advantage in her fight with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. A new ad uses video footage of Clinton from her...
By Maya Rhodan
February 1, 2016
Christie Super PAC Hits Kasich on Lehman Ties
The super PAC supporting New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is blasting rival Ohio Governor John Kasich for his ties to Lehman Brothers, the failed bank that was brought down amid the 2008 financial crisis. The...
By Zeke J Miller
January 31, 2016
Republicans Echo Super PAC Ads in Debate Attacks
Some familiar lines of attack
By Katie Reilly
January 29, 2016
Sanders Hits Clinton Indirectly in New Ad
Bernie Sanders gives Hillary Clinton a knock in a new ad for taking campaign contributions from Wall Street. The Sanders campaign released the ad Thursday and while Clinton is not named, she seems to be...
By Daniel White
January 28, 2016
Koch-Linked Group Blasts Kasich in New Hampshire
An infamous “dark money” group took its first shot in the presidential TV ad wars with a six-figure ad buy attacking ascendant Republican candidate John Kasich. The Iowa-based American Future Fund is a conservative nonprofit...
By Center for Public Integrity / Cady Zuvich
January 28, 2016
Marco Rubio Gets Religious in New Campaign Ad
He also criticized President Obama
By Daniel White
January 27, 2016
How Super PACs Are on the Attack
The Republican race is heating up. Here's who is hitting whom.
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January 27, 2016
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