the biggest <u+201c> super pac <u+201d> in the presidential race is opening up a last-minute burst of advertising on hillary clinton <u+2019>s behalf, seeking to bolster her in three hotly contested states as she fends off renewed questions about her private email server . the group, priorities usa action, is spreading $6 million across nine television markets in three states, according to a democratic media buyer. some of the spending will occur in wisconsin, a state where the group had not previously spent any money this election and where donald j. trump is running close to mrs. clinton. priorities usa action will also spend money in miami and jacksonville, fla., for the first time, while adding to its spending across cities in pennsylvania. it was not clear which ads the group planned to run, although it has largely focused on commercials attacking mr. trump. one recent ad features audio in which mr. trump can be heard rating women<u+2019>s appearances . another offers voters a rapid-fire compilation of mr. trump<u+2019>s most provocative or offensive statements about women, the disabled and nuclear war. the wave of advertising comes as mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign is devoting additional firepower to north carolina, a state where she leads mr. trump. taken together, the new efforts suggest a kind of pincher move against mr. trump, with mrs. clinton hoping to make north carolina, traditionally a republican-leaning state, unobtainable for the republican nominee, while the super pac seeks to cut off mr. trump<u+2019>s electoral exit routes , which would require him to win pennsylvania or perform well in wisconsin and other states in the upper midwest. as of oct. 19, priorities usa action had $15 million in cash on hand, according to documents filed with the federal election commission. find out what you need to know about the 2016 presidential race today, and get politics news updates via facebook , twitter and the first draft newsletter .
<u+2018>super pac<u+2019> bolsters ads to aid clinton in 3 battleground states
nicholas confessore