True in Maine: elections in the past decade have seen out of state Democrats' money flood in by the tens of millions of dollars

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Steven Hayward in The Daily Chart

The Daily Chart: Cash and (Don’t) Carry

The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page notes the irony that it was the Supreme Court rulings on campaign spending that Democrats have deplored and compared to Dred Scott that enabled Democrats to vastly outspend Republicans in the election cycle just concluded:

The [Democratic] party was spared from an even bigger rout by their huge advantage in campaign spending, and for that they can thank their billionaire donors—and the Supreme Court they love to hate.

Kamala Harris raised more than $1 billion and spent more than $900 million, while the Trump campaign raised around $380 million and spent more than $350 million. In swing states Democrats had the edge in campaign spending across the board.