According to NBC, Jeb! has spent more money than any candidate. Pathetic since he’s sitting between 4 and 8 percent in the polls and trending downward.
Jeb Bush’s campaign and allies have spent nearly a whopping $33 million in TV and radio advertisements so far this election cycle – almost more than the rest of the current Republican field combined, according to ad-buying data from SMG Delta.
The biggest overall advertiser in the 2016 race is Right to Rise, the Super PAC backing Jeb Bush, which has spent $31.7 million in the contest, while the Bush campaign has chipped in an additional $800,000.
By comparison, all other current Republican campaigns and the outside groups supporting them have spent a combined $36 million-plus in TV and radio ads.
The numbers:
Team Marco Rubio: $13.1 million
Team John Kasich: $8.4 million
Team Chris Christie: $7.0 million
Team Lindsey Graham: $2.7 million
Team Ben Carson: $2.4 million
Team Carly Fiorina: $1 million
Team Rand Paul: $900,000
Team Ted Cruz: $850,000
Team Donald Trump: $216,000
Hillary Clinton and her allies are the biggest advertisers in the Democratic race, having spent nearly $11 million in TV ads — $10.6 million from the campaign and additional $200,000 from a pro-Clinton Super PAC.And Bernie Sanders has spent $6.2 million in ads, all from his campaign.
Liberals and establishment Republicans lament the money they say grassroots organizations and PACs spend foolishly, but has there ever been a bigger waste of money in Republican politics?
AAN Staff
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