It does seem like a lot of money, but distributed across all Americans it's not that insane. Americans spend approximately the same on election ads as on chewi

It does seem like a lot of money, but distributed across all Americans it's not that insane. Americans spend approximately the same on election ads as on chewing gum. Here's a source, but h/t James Gleick for the comparison: https://www.statista.com/topics/1841/chewing-gum/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1841/chewing-gum/