Advertising for political office is a never-ending campaign

The 2020 political advertising cycle was as turbulent as the election cycle itself, including the decision by Facebook, Google and Twitter to ban some or all political ads during key pre- and post-election stretches.

Once dubbed the "The Ultimate One Day Sale," political advertising has morphed into an unending campaign to persuade voters — no longer pegged to the first Tuesday in November but instead more of a weeks- or months-long affair.

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"With mail-in voting, absentee ballots, and early voting, the one-day sale has turned into a one-month sale," says Tobe Berkovitz, associate professor of advertising at Boston University and a political media consultant. "That means the mechanics of when you need to have the voter teed up and ready to go for your candidate have changed dramatically."

The 2020 political...

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