The 2024 election will go down as the most expensive in U.S. history, with a projected $15.9 billion in spending across all federal races, eclipsing the 2020 record of $15.1 billion and making 2016’s $6.5 billion look downright paltry. At the center of it all is a record-setting presidential race. Kamala Harris’ campaign committee and outside PACs have raised $1.6 billion, besting Trump’s $1.1 billion. Even before the final tallies are in, their combined $2.7 billion haul already........

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