Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads vilifying transgender people this election cycle, according to data released by Ad Impact and cited by Washington Post reporter Casey Parks. This figure excludes spending on cable or streaming ads, meaning the total amount Republicans have spent on anti-trans ads is likely even higher.

“Attacking our community was without a doubt their #1 ad priority,” Montana state Representative Zooey Zephyr (D) wrote on X. “Today, the American people get the opportunity to rebuke that hate.”

There are an estimated 1.6 million transgender people over the age of 13 in the U.S. While trans people only represent around 1 percent of the U.S. population, this community has been increasingly targeted by the right in recent years.

“That’s $134 per trans person in anti-trans ad spending. To say that this assault on our community has been disproportionate is an understatement,” Alejandra Caraballo, clinical instructor at Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic, said on X.

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