Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is launching his first TV ad campaign next week, according to a spokesperson. The $500,000 purchase for New Hampshire TV markets will begin next Wednesday and run through the rest of September. The campaign says 15 percent of that buy will go toward “targeted online advertising.”
“This is the first step in a multi-week process where we will be expanding our advertising in New Hampshire and the other early states,” says Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell. “Our first television ad will highlight Governor Bush’s strong conservative record of reform and his plan to change the culture in Washington.”
Right to Rise, a super PAC supporting Bush’s presidential candidacy, will also begin running TV ads in both New Hampshire and Iowa markets this month.
Despite a fundraising advantage over his GOP rivals, Bush has struggled in the polls in recent weeks, both nationally and in the early-primary states. He’s currently running a distant third in the Real Clear Politics average of national polls to Ben Carson and Donald Trump. Bush is tied for fifth place in Iowa and another distant third in New Hampshire.
