The 2026 midterm cycle is the most expensive election in American history. At a time when <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-greenwich-billionaire-couple-spending-big-to-reinvent-the-democratic-party-6ea2ba99?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">huge sums of campaign money</a> are flowing into races <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-crew-of-virtually-unknown-donors-powering-the-rise-of-the-new-left-191fcc85?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_2?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">across the country</a>, federal oversight has weakened. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/maggie-severns?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Maggie Severns</a> explains where the influx of election cash is coming from and why the regulator charged with monitoring campaign funding is struggling to do its job. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Ryan Knutson</a> hosts.
Further Listening:
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/20ibVkVJL8hR0l8sNgIato?si=4c7acd2606944715">Red, White and Who? The Swing Voters in South Texas</a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NRuq1sslnlmoSuqWIAXpG?si=23fe3e5fcffd4437">Red, White and Who? The Inflation Election </a>
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