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.
Here’s what the numbers look like:
Of course, Democrats were routed even with this money advantage, which might indicate to Democrats that no matter how much you spend on marketing, the voters don’t like the dog food they are selling.
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