Trump, Harris campaigns make Pennsylvania most expensive battleground, spending $538M combined: report

More than $538 cardinal successful advertizing dollars spent by erstwhile President Trump and Vice President Harris’ statesmanlike campaigns and their friends person been poured into nan captious battleground authorities of Pennsylvania ahead of Election Day, according to a caller report. 

The fig comes from an study published by nan Philadelphia Inquirer connected Tuesday. 

That makes Pennsylvania, which has 19 electoral votes considered captious to securing nan presidency, nan astir costly battleground state. According to nan analysis, Democrats spent much than $294.7 cardinal successful Pennsylvania, and Republicans spent $243.6 million. 

Both campaigns and their respective friends spent astir $185 cardinal – aliases 52% – much collectively successful Pennsylvania than nan 2nd astir costly plaything authorities of Michigan, according to AdImpact. 

The top statesmanlike candidates and their moving mates person visited Pennsylvania 76 times since January, nan Inquirer reported, though that jumps to 90 erstwhile including nan stops President Biden made earlier he discontinued his re-election bid and endorsed Harris successful July. 

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Donald Trump participates successful a Fox News Town Hall pinch Sean Hannity astatine nan New Holland Arena connected Sept. 4, 2024, successful Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Most of those visits to Pennsylvania person happened since nan opening of August. 

Of Trump’s 25 run visits, 18 person been extracurricular of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, arsenic nan Republican nominee has focused connected Rust Belt towns for illustration Wilkes-Barre and Johnstown. 

In caller weeks, his strategy has shifted to nan suburbs of Philadelphia successful Montgomery County, arsenic he and his moving mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, tribunal much undecided voters successful areas that tin thin blue. 

Kamala Harris speaks astatine a watch statement aft nan statesmanlike statement astatine nan Cherry Street Pier successful Philadelphia connected Sept. 10, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

"The blue-collar Trump voter, nan national personnel Trump voter, nan personification who is concerned astir nan separator Trump voter, nan personification concerned astir his occupation successful fracking, power aliases manufacturing," Trump elder advisor Tim Murtaugh told nan Inquirer. "All of those group are Pennsylvania Trump voters."

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Harris has prioritized organization hubs, making three-quarters of her visits to nan authorities successful Philadelphia and its suburbs and Allegheny County, which mixed relationship for 44% of registered Pennsylvania voters. She and her moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, person besides paid visits to smaller towns. 

Supporters astatine a run rally for President Trump astatine Arnold Palmer Regional Airport connected Oct. 20, 2024, successful Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"The strategy has ever been, propulsion nan room descend astatine campaigning everyplace and not taking immoderate voters for granted," Harris elder advisor Brendan McPhillips told nan Inquirer. "Our unofficial motto is spell everywhere, talk to everyone."

Biden for President and Harris for President person spent much than $123.7 cardinal since January connected Pennsylvania’s airwaves, while Democratic PACs and rumor groups bought different $171 cardinal worthy of ads supporting Harris that will aerial until Nov. 5. 

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Harris and her friends person focused connected Philadelphia’s media market, outspending Trump and his friends connected streaming, cable, integer and power ads. Trump dropped much connected broadcast buys, nan Inquirer reported. 

Trump’s run spent $52.5 cardinal connected advertizing successful Pennsylvania, and ace PACs supporting nan president spent different $191.2 cardinal successful nan battleground state.