Federal or local, US elections are world’s most expensive by far as big wealthy country votes

The Economist explains: Why American elections cost so much

The Economist

WITH nearly every American election cycle new spending records are broken. This autumn’s midterm elections are nearly nine months away, but already candidates in Kentucky’s Senate race have raised $19.4m and spent $7.3m. In the 2012 cycle candidates | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles