2014 October 22 - First Draft. Political News, Now.

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  • At Nearly $4 Billion, the Most Expensive Midterms Ever
    http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2014/10/22/?entry=3221&_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=nytpolitics&_r=0

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    The 2014 congressional contests are on track to be the most expensive midterm elections in history, according to a new report from the Center for Responsive Politics, which projects that nearly $4 billion will be spent by candidates, parties and outside groups by Election Day.

    Candidates and parties are projected to spend about $2.7 billion, while outside spenders — chiefly “super PACs” and political nonprofit organizations — will spend about $900 million. In 2012, in the midst of President Obama’s re-election campaign, total outside spending reached $1.3 billion.

    The total does not include additional money spent on so-called issue ads and get-out-the vote activities, which outside groups and labor unions are not required to report to the Federal Election Commission. All told, 2014 spending is projected to exceed by $333 million the amount spent in 2010, but will be roughly on par with the $3.6 billion spent on congressional races during the presidential election cycle in 2012.

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