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"Bernie?"A special House race in Georgia is officially the most expensive in US history
Source: Business Insider (but, of course!), by Sonam Sheth
The race to fill Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price's former congressional seat in Georgia's 6th district is officially the most expensive House race in US history, Politico reported on Saturday.
A total of over $29.7 million worth of TV ads have been reserved or aired during the campaign, which breaks a 5-year-old record, the report said. The previous record was $29.6 million, which went towards a 2012 House race in Palm Beach, Florida.
A total of over $29.7 million worth of TV ads have been reserved or aired during the campaign, which breaks a 5-year-old record, the report said. The previous record was $29.6 million, which went towards a 2012 House race in Palm Beach, Florida.
Despite both sides putting an unprecedented amount of money into this election, Republicans are aware of the future risks posed by a spike in Democratic grassroots action.
"If Democrats are able to raise small dollars from donors in a big way like they’ve done so far, then this is probably going to be the most expensive midterm we’ve seen thus far," one Republican national strategist told Politico. "It’s the clearest signal yet for every single Republican member of the House running for reelection that if you are not raising money and if you are not running a professional campaign, you are vulnerable to defeat."
"If Democrats are able to raise small dollars from donors in a big way like they’ve done so far, then this is probably going to be the most expensive midterm we’ve seen thus far," one Republican national strategist told Politico. "It’s the clearest signal yet for every single Republican member of the House running for reelection that if you are not raising money and if you are not running a professional campaign, you are vulnerable to defeat."
Maybe we DO live in his world now?
