Anti-Trump Republican group starts TV, billboard ad blitz in swing states [Video]

Voters in five states will soon start seeing advertisements from Republicans who are backing Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. The group Republican Voters Against Trump is spending $11.5 million for ads in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nebraska’s second congressional district.

The group is spending the most money in Pennsylvania, totaling $4.5 million. It is also spending $3 million in Michigan, $2.2 million in Wisconsin, $1.5 million in Arizona and $375,000 in Nebraska’s second congressional district. Unlike most states, Nebraska awards Electoral College votes to the candidate with the most voters in each congressional district. In 2020, Joe Biden picked up one of the state’s five Electoral College votes by winning the Omaha-based district.

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In addition to airing a 30-second ad from Republican voters explaining why they support Harris, the group plans to plaster 79 billboards in the swing states. …