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Elections 2024 Update: The Great Unknowns

Contributor: Dr. Leo Kivijarv, EVP/Research, PQ Media

In April, RAB posted two guest blogs I wrote about political media buying during the 2024 elections. At the time, I postulated that this election was unlike any previous election cycle because there were 20 “Great Unknowns,” including whether Trump would step down as a candidate before the Republican National Convention if convicted, and subsequently jailed, in any of the various court cases against him.

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Elections 2024: Initial Projections for 2024 Political Media Buying

Contributor: Dr. Leo Kivijarv, EVP/Research, PQ Media

Last week’s post focused on the 20 unknowns of this year’s political cycle. This week, the focus will be on political media buying, trends and broadcast radio’s role and opportunities.

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Elections 2024: The Great Unknowns

Highlights of the Data & Trends from PQ Media’s preliminary Political Media Buying 2024

Contributor: Dr. Leo Kivijarv, EVP/Research, PQ Media

For the seventh time since 2012, PQ Media is sharing its outlook on political media buying from its election cycle report with RAB members. During a recent presentation, I noted how this election cycle differs significantly from every previous cycle due to a plethora of unanswered questions that still exist. Some of these questions come seven months before the elections, which for this blog I’m calling the Great Unknowns – there are 20. That’s how unpredictable this year’s election cycle has become in determining how much will be spent by candidates, political action groups (PACs) and advocacy groups promoting or objecting to a ballot referendum.

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