The election

 Axios -  Democrats have outspent Republicans on political ads by about a half-billion dollars since Aug. 1...Democratic campaigns have spent nearly $700 million on ad bookings since the beginning of last month — compared to almost $400 million by Republican campaigns, according to data from analytics platform AdImpact. With outside groups' spending included, Democrats have spent $1.8 billion to Republicans' $1.3 billion. More