Record-breaking money spent in the 2018 midterms - and the 2020 spending has already begun

Just retrieved this from the Center For Responsive Politics. It was send 15 hours ago:

Most expensive midterm ever: Cost of 2018 election surpasses $5.7 billion It’s official: the 2018 election was the most expensive midterm ever by a large margin, with total spending surpassing $5.7 billion. “Just as the 2018 elections brought historic wins for a more diverse group of candidates, they also saw greater spending than we’ve ever seen or anticipated for a midterm election, capitalizing on years of loosened campaign finance regulation and oversight,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics. Read More

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