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President Joe Biden speaks during the presidential debate on June 27 in Atlanta.

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has continued to run at full speed since his disastrous debate performance last month, even in the face of growing pressure from his party to withdraw as a candidate.

According to AdImpact data, the Biden campaign spent $37.7 million on advertising between June 28, the day after the debate, and Friday. That has created a significant advertising gap between Democrats and Republicans during that period — including campaigns and all allied outside groups, Democrats have spent $64.3 million on advertising since the debate, while Republicans have spent $19.3 million.

Since the start of the 2024 cycle, the Biden team has poured resources into an aggressive early advertising campaign, spending a total of more than $151.7 million on ads to date, including television, digital and radio.

It is noteworthy that Biden’s campaign has not allocated any significant advertising budgets for future reservations in the coming months – the campaign currently has no ad bookings beyond July – which would have to be canceled if Biden is replaced as candidate.

Biden’s campaign has spent millions on advertising over the past month while continuing to produce new ads. On Friday, the campaign launched its latest spot, which focuses on abortion rights and warns voters that “repealing Roe was just the beginning.”

Unlike the Biden network, former President Donald Trump’s campaign left most of its paid advertising to allied outside groups. He has spent just $19 million on ads since launching his campaign, with the bulk of that spent during the Republican presidential primaries earlier this year.

To fill that gap, a leading pro-Trump super PAC, MAGA Inc., has spent $121.5 million on ads so far, including more than $45 million in future ad bookings that will air through November. And Trump’s allies are mobilizing several other well-funded outside groups pledging to spend tens of millions more to support his candidacy, including major donors like Miriam Adelson and Elon Musk.