WASHINGTON _ After months of getting outspent by Democrats online and on the airwaves, President Donald Trump's campaign is striking back.
This week marks the first time this year that pro-Trump forces are significantly eclipsing their Democratic opponents in overall advertising _ by around 2-to-1_ activating a new phase of the 2020 race that Trump's campaign manager is hyping as a "juggernaut Death Star ... firing on all cylinders."
During the first ten days of May, the Trump campaign and its allied America First Action super PAC are deploying $5.3 million in ads nationwide, compared to just over $2 million combined from leading Democratic super PACs, Priorities USA and American Bridge, and Joe Biden's campaign, according to data provided to McClatchy by Advertising Analytics.