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YouTube has more political ads than it can place

The site has a particular shortage of ad slots in critical swing states, causing prices to double in some instances.

This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. Campaigns have flooded YouTube with commercials in search of voters they may not be reaching on television. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. Campaigns have flooded YouTube with commercials in search of voters they may not be reaching on television. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Read morePatrick Semansky / AP