A new report says Michiganders will be exposed to a record-breaking 47-million dollars worth of political advertising this week.
Part of the rise in political spending in Michigan is due to its status as a battleground state - both for the presidency and the senate.
Simon Schuster is with the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, which monitors political spending in the the state. He says funding is coming from outside the state by a nearly 2-1 margin.
“I think it’s important to note that more money than ever is flowing into Michigan for these elections from out of state from sources where we can’t trace the source of these contributions. I think it becomes a question what effect that might have on our state and on our democracy.”
Schuster says the senate race is currently spending more than the presidential race - which could be a sign that the senate race is much tighter.
It’s the highest week of spending ever, but Schuster says it may end up losing the title right away to the week right before election day.
