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The former mayor of New York City has already pledged to spend $ 100 million to help Biden win the Florida state battlefield, but he authorized spending more in the two states after seeing the poll results. (File photo)
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg is investing an additional US $ 15 million (NZ $ 22.32 million) of his personal wealth in advertising for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in the US states of Ohio and Texas.
The former mayor of New York City has already pledged to spend $ 100 million to help Biden win the Florida state battlefield. But his political organization conducted new polls over the weekend, and Bloomberg authorized spending more in the two states after seeing the results Monday.
Both Texas and Ohio were previously seen as solid supporters of President Donald Trump, and he won both states in 2016. But that changed in the final weeks of the race, and public opinion polls showed close competition.
The new announcements will be paid for by Independence USA PAC, Bloomberg’s super political action committee.
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The announcements airing in Ohio will focus on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as Biden’s call to “Build Back Better” for new investments. In Texas, ads will run in both English and Spanish and will focus on Trump’s handling of the virus.
The announcements will begin airing on Wednesday and will run through November 3.
