Trump campaign outspending Clinton on TV

By Reid Wilson - 10/18/16 07:29 PM EDT

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is finally spending more money than Hillary Clinton’s.

Trump’s campaign will spend almost $11.7 million on television ads set to run in 11 states this week, topping Clinton’s spending on ads for the first time. The Clinton campaign is spending $10.5 million on advertising in seven states.

Big spending by a pro-Clinton outside group will mean Democrats are still outspending the GOP overall, but the spending by Trump nonetheless represents a shift for the Republican presidential nominee, who has spent relatively little on television advertising until recently.
Trump will drop more than $3.3 million on advertisements in the crucial swing state of Florida this week.

The campaign is also spending more than $1 million each in North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania, three states Trump must win if he hopes to reach the 270 electoral votes necessary to take the White House.

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