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Podcast: The Daily
Episode: The Ad Campaign
Description: By the time it’s over, this year’s race for president will have cost at least $3.5 billion. The single biggest expense will be campaign ads.Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, discusses the story that each campaign has been using those ads to tell, 30 seconds at a time.Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: Donald J. Trump and the Republicans have bet big on anti-trans ads across the country.The Harris campaign’s recent Spanish-language advertising has highlighted an insult toward...