This year’s spending to elect a president and members of Congress will hit at least $15.9 billion – putting 2024 on track to become the nation’s most expensive federal election, according to a new analysis from OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan organization that tracks money in politics.
2020 was 14.4 billion, for context.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/2020-cycle-cost-14p4-billion-doubling-16/
The last major pre-Citizens United election was 2008, where total spending was 5.3 billion.
https://www.politico.com/story/2008/11/2008-campaign-costliest-in-us-history-015283
Election spending appears to be outpacing inflation, at any rate.
Yup, six hyper-partisan, uber-extreme right-wing members of the Supremely Corrupted Court.