A lot of the focus on campaign spending during this electoral cycle has centered on outside conservative groups, partly because they are new and partly because
“„Democratic-leaning independent groups have spent about $3 million more than Republican-leaning groups in federal races this cycle to date, according to a Fix analysis of campaign finance datacompiled by the Washington Post.
“„Groups contributing mainly to Democrats have spent a total of about $21.6 million this cycle, compared to $18.6 million spent by groups benefiting Republican candidates. The tallies include funds reported as of Aug. 29.