John,
Katie is all about transparency, so we want to give you a rundown of exactly how your founding donation to our Senate campaign will be spent—and why we’re asking for your support in the first place.
One of the biggest expenses of any major political campaign is TV advertising. TV ads show voters who Katie is, what she stands for, and why she’s the best person to fight for working people in the U.S. Senate.
It’s not cheap to create these ads—the process comes with design, filming, production, and editing costs. But the real price tag of our TV ads is getting them on the air.
In order to reach voters in every part of California, we’ll need to purchase airtime in every single media market—regions defined by TV broadcasters—in the state. And California has 16 media markets, including two of the nation’s largest:
Top U.S. Media Markets
| New York (#1) |
| Los Angeles (#2) |
| Chicago (#3) |
| Philadelphia (#4) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (#5) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (#6) |
| Atlanta (#7) |
| Houston (#8) |
| Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown) (#9) |
| Boston (Manchester) (#10) |
In other words, since California has more voters than anywhere else in America, the amount we have to spend on TV ads is significantly higher than the national average. Our TV budget will undoubtedly be in the millions.
So John, now you know exactly why we’re asking for your support. Sending Katie to the Senate will require serious resources, and $0.00 of that will come from corporate PACs, federal lobbyists, or executives from Big Banks, Big Pharma, or Big Oil.
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Thank you for your support,
Team Katie Porter
