Independent expenditure groups spend massively, but PACs stay in the game. The midterm election is less than three weeks away, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is right in the thick of things, embroiled in a pitched back-and-forth battle with the White House and spending more than $12 million on political advocacy in the space of a week. The Chamber’s furious spending pace is reflective of the mind-boggling amount of overall election spending from all sources, which, by the Nov. 2 election, will likely approach $3 billion, according to the Campaign Media Analysis Group. This massive spending—in the news for several weeks running—is due in part to the Supreme Court… Read More