By John McCarthy

The US presidential race is heating up, and while its largely a punch out between the Republican and Democrat tickets, the AlternativePAC super PAC supporting Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s campaign has just dropped $30,000 on web memes.

While Republican candidate Donald Trump reportedly hasn’t spent a dime on TV ads, contrasting Hillary Clinton’s mammoth $61m spend, Johnson has spent $15,000 on ads according to estimates from NBC and its partner Advertising Analytics.

An FEC filing from Johnson-supporting AlternativePAC has reportedly spent $30,000 on “internet web memes” to give the candidate a boost on social media channels. For the record, the expenditure Read full story ›

Source: The Drum