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Written by Morgan Pehme on . Posted in AdWatch, Campaigns/Elections

Click here to view the video. Total election spending in the United States this year will reach an astronomical $9.8 billion for the 13,000 or so national, congressional and municipal races across the country, according to the research firm Borrell Associates. An estimated 48 percent of that money will be spent by “super PACs,” and the greatest beneficiary of this largesse will be cable-TV outlets, which could make out nicely with over $900 million in sales—more than double what they took in four years ago. But… [More]