There are only a few weeks left until the November election, and the races for U-S House have been heating up. New campaign spending and fundraising reports are out. And this election is a record-breaker.
At this point it’s almost impossible to separate money from politics. And it’s turning out to be a banner election for money in politics.
Craig Mauger is with the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. It’s a watchdog organization that analyzed recent fundraising disclosures. They found that all the Michigan U-S House candidates on the 20-18 ballot combined have already raised more money than the combined earnings of candidates in past years.
“And it’s a few million dollars more so it’s not even that close.”
Mauger says the 8th Congressional District race has become the most expensive U-S House race in Michigan’s history.