May 11, 2018 ... The midterm congressional elections are six months away, but there are ...  Spending by super PACs in races like West Virginia's Senate contest, ... running  high among partisans on the right and left in the Trump era, experts say ... be very  surprised if the 2018 midterms were not more expensive than 2014.
Sep 10, 2018 ... 27 than House candidates raised during the entire 2014 midterm election cycle,  and ... In reality, though, Lauper isn't quite right. ... How strong is the association  between campaign spending and political success? ..... (since, assuming that the  ads are of equal quality, it doesn't change the outcome while ...
Jul 30, 2014 ... This is true for both elections and lobbying. ... Federal lobbying spending has  also doubled in the same period. .... sentiment on the left alongside Obama's  financial-regulation bill and proposed tax increases led ... As the battle for the  Senate in 2014 heats up, it's worth taking a look at just how much more ...
Jun 12, 2014 ... Partisan animosity has increased substantially over the same period. ... “ Ideological silos” are now common on both the left and right. ... itself in political  behaviors, policy debates, election dynamics and everyday life. .... survey on  domestic politics to date: the 2014 Political Polarization and Typology Survey, ...
Oct 31, 2014 ... The upcoming midterm elections might be underwhelming for many Americans,  ... 92% of total political TV ad spending, based on the same analysis. From  January to mid-October 2014, total political ad spending for local TV was ... to by  Americans from both the left and right ends of the political spectrum.
2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal."