Politics with Amy Walter: the explosion of digital campaign ads

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The internet is a wild west for political advertising.
The increase has been dramatic: it was a 260% increase from the 2014 midterms to the 2018 midterms.
With more and more money spent on digital advertising in politics, questions remain about where it's coming from.
The Takeaway's "Politics with Amy Walter" from WNYC and PRI.
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