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Chart of the Week: Outside spending in the general election has been concentrated in key Senate races
Confirmed
In Short: The surge in spending highlights the intense competition in key Senate races and the significant influence of outside groups on the election outcome.
Federal Election Commission candidate reports and data from OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan website tracking political spending, show that the total spent in these elections has already exceeded $29 million.
The surge in spending includes the four-person Democratic primary, with still a month of campaign spending to report and the final two weeks of outside spending yet to be counted.
Supporters of President Donald Trump packed a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, with thousands more outside and lining the streets during his motorcade, indicating the high stakes of the upcoming midterm elections.
In Serbia, early reports suggest a significant voter turnout for the parliamentary election, with long queues forming outside polling stations in cities and towns across the country.
The League of Conservation Voters and NRDC Action Fund are leveraging a 2024 advisory from the Federal Election Commission to coordinate paid canvassing efforts with campaigns, a move that could influence voter engagement.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York plans to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting his efforts to build international connections.
Outside groups and candidates have begun releasing their fundraising hauls, with some GOP groups raising substantial sums, aided by billionaires and the potential control of the White House and Congress.
Political professionals have access to more real-time information than any outside observer, and the spending trends show that the GOP is already playing significant defense in House races.
The total spending figure could increase by millions more as the final two weeks of outside spending are counted.
What's confirmed
- Federal Election Commission candidate reports and data from OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan website tracking political spending, show that the total spent in these elections has already exceeded $29 million.
- The surge in spending includes the four-person Democratic primary, with still a month of campaign spending to report and the final two weeks of outside spending yet to be counted.
- Supporters of President Donald Trump packed a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, with thousands more outside and lining the streets during his motorcade, indicating the high stakes of the upcoming midterm elections.
- In Serbia, early reports suggest a significant voter turnout for the parliamentary election, with long queues forming outside polling stations in cities and towns across the country.
- The League of Conservation Voters and NRDC Action Fund are leveraging a 2024 advisory from the Federal Election Commission to coordinate paid canvassing efforts with campaigns, a move that could influence voter engagement.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York plans to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting his efforts to build international connections.
- Outside groups and candidates have begun releasing their fundraising hauls, with some GOP groups raising substantial sums, aided by billionaires and the potential control of the White House and Congress.
- Political professionals have access to more real-time information than any outside observer, and the spending trends show that the GOP is already playing significant defense in House races.
- The total spending figure could increase by millions more as the final two weeks of outside spending are counted.
What's still developing
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- Discover the industries and organizations that donated to judicial officeholders in the 38 states that elect judges.
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- So how exactly does Liberman intend to form a stable, 61-seat government that does not rely on outside Arab support?
- Independent watchdog CRTA reported a "large number of irregularities" and an increasing number of "violent incidents" outside polling stations.
- People queue outside a polling station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city Early reports suggest Serbian voters turned out in droves for its parliamentary election, as a student protest movement attempts to end the rule of the country's right-wing populist leader.
- Long queues formed outside polling stations in larger cities and smaller towns alike in Serbia, and at polling stations abroad - including Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, Munich, Los Angeles and Chicago.
- So did three other people outside the Presler family.