Las Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam are going in big for the president and the Republicans. Fox News got a hold of the details on their massive television buy for the Trump campaign.

“EXCLUSIVE: A leading super PAC backing President Trump’s re-election is amping up a new ad blitz with a $10 million infusion on Monday to run the TV commercial in seven crucial general election battleground states. The group, Preserve America, says it’s also spending $2 million online to run the ad, which charges that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has “been digging a hole for American workers” during his nearly half century as an elected official.”

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The announcer in the spot intones that “Biden voted to ship our jobs overseas. He raised our taxes and imposed costly regulations on small businesses.” The ad finishes with the voice over emphasizing that “it’s time for Joe Biden to stop digging.”

FNC: “Preserve America says the ad – which was launched on Friday with an initial $2.5 million buy – will run on broadcast and cable TV through Oct. 24 in the key battlegrounds of Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia and Iowa.”

Georgia? Republicans think Georgia is in play? Not a good sign. Preserve America reported on Thursday that it raised $83.76 million in September and that it spent about $76 million in September to hit the airwaves in battleground states with commercials taking on Biden and the Democrats. The vast majority of the cash raised by Preserve America came from Adelson and his wife.

As the saying goes, follow the money. Here, we can follow the media money. As a former political consultant who has bought his share of media, I can tell you the above lists of media target states comes from a solid analysis. Though, as I said above, I’m unpleasantly surprised that Georgia is on that list. Arizona being there is no fun either.

On the other hand, the GOP has real shots at flipping Minnesota, New Mexico, Nevada, and New Hampshire. You’ll no doubt see some media there too, if only to make the Democrats cover their base. The Republicans may need two of those to make the damage less tragic if they lose Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as current data shows is a very distinct possibility. But this part of the game isn’t over yet. The Nashville debate on Thursday could turn things around in the race, for good or ill, for either candidate.

Another vital factor, usually overlooked by all but pros, is the weather. Bad weather is good for Republicans, as they more likely get to the polls in private vehicles. Many Democrats use public transportation and can be discouraged from voting by bad weather. Here’s the tentative forecast for Election Day.

That looks like very good weather. If the theory holds true, let’s hope these patterns undergo significant change by November 3rd.