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#NeverTrump: The Candidates Are on Board, but What About the SuperPACs?

For the past several months, the Republican establishment has been virtually unanimous in its opposition of Donald Trump's campaign.

Thus, it is reasonable to assume that SuperPACs that support candidates other than Trump are focusing their attack ads on him. However, the data suggests another story. Mouse over the candidate's picture to show who their supporting superPACs are attacking.

Attack Ads Among Candidates

Total Airings of Attack Ads: 4,476,755

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Data taken from Political TV Ad Archive in February 2016

SuperPACs and Number of Ad Airings, By Supported Candidate:

If #NeverTrump is the goal, you couldn't tell from the SuperPACs.