campaign advertising

Candidate promotional messaging

Campaign advertising is promotional material created to influence voters during elections.

It includes television and radio spots, digital ads, direct mail, billboards, and social media content.

Campaign ads may promote a candidate's positions, attack opponents, or mobilize supporters: The campaign advertising blitz intensified in the final weeks before the election.

Negative campaign advertising—focused on an opponent's flaws—often dominates competitive races.

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