Morning Digest: An unexpected move shows Democrats are targeting an unexpected district
An unexpected ad booking from one of the most influential Democratic super PACs shows the party is serious about flipping a solidly Republican House district in central Ohio that, until now, had received little outside attention.
Late last week, the House Majority PAC announced its first wave of fall ad reservations, a massive outlay totaling more than $191 million in TV time and another $80 million for digital advertising.
Our new tracker explains which districts are the likely targets for each reservation, but one in particular stands out: a $1.8 million booking in Columbus, Ohio. That media market includes all or part of half a dozen different constituencies, but just one is plausibly in play this year: the 15th District, to the city’s southwest.
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