Table 2

Spending by Democratic Party candidates for the House of Representatives on ads criticizing tariffs has exploded in 2026

Spending on ads mentioning tariffs or trade protectionism, by party and stance

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Source: Wall Street Journal 2026.

Notes: Data on spending is for House of Representatives campaign ads only. According to the Wall Street Journal campaign ad transcripts "were classified as positive, negative, unclear, or no mention based on its stance toward tariffs and trade protectionism using Google’s Gemini large language model," with a reporter manually reviewing each classification.