Clinton swamps the air waves in September, nearly tripling Trump's TV ad buys
Hillary Clinton laid out a total of $66 million on TV air time for the month of September, doubling her August investment and nearly tripling what Donald Trump shelled out—$23 million. Matea Gold writes:
Clinton spent a total of nearly $95 million through her campaign and two joint fundraising committees in September, exceeding the $85 million in campaign contributions raised through all three entities. About 27 percent of her money came from contributions of $200 or less.
When October began, she still had more in her campaign coffers than Trump: $59 million to his $34.7 million.
On the ground, Clinton's campaign infrastructure continued to eclipse Trump's a world over with 815 paid staffers last month to his 168.
But his campaign infrastructure remained tiny: Trump had just 168 people on his campaign staff, up from 131 in August, according to his latest filing. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had 815 paid staffers last month, according to a campaign official.