Hillary Clinton continues to outpace Donald Trump in spending on television ads _ a trend that has moved into the fall as voters begin to cast ballots.
Clinton and her allies, such as the super PAC Priorities USA Action, are outspending Trump and his supporters by a 4-to-1 margin with five weeks until Election Day, according to a report released Tuesday by NBC News and Advertising Analytics, a firm that tracks ad spending by political campaigns.
So far in the general election, Clinton and her backers have doled out $189 million, compared with $50 million by Trump and his supporters, the report said.
The advantage by Clinton and her backers over Trump is down from a 5-to-1 edge last month.
Clinton and Trump are each spending much of their cash in Florida, a crucial battleground state with 29 electoral votes.
Clinton and her supporters so far have spent about $46.5 million in the state, compared with $14 million by Trump and his backers, such as the National Rifle Association, according to the report. This week alone in Florida, Clinton and her allies are spending $4.2 million while Trump has his backers are spending $2.8 million.
An average of several polls from Florida shows Clinton outpacing Trump by about 3 percentage points.
Last week, after a poor showing in their first presidential debate, Trump released a pair of new television ads, one assailing Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, and the other showcasing his daughter, Ivanka, touting the GOP nominee's proposals to aid working women caring for their children.
For months, Clinton and Democrats has castigated Trump in television ads for his past comments about, among others, Mexican immigrants and women. In recent days, new ads have focused on a report that Trump could have avoided paying income taxes for 18 years.
