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.
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