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How Money Is Shaping the Midterms

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The 2026 midterm election is the most expensive national midterm election in U.S. history, with more than $11 billion in ad spending. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher breaks down where all that money is going.

Video by Shane Goldmacher, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, James Surdam and Edward Vega/The New York Times #elections #midterms #politics #elonmusk #trump

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