{"id":123153,"date":"2016-02-03T10:02:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=123153"},"modified":"2016-02-03T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T23:59:08","slug":"spending-on-white-house-race-neared-1-billion-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/02\/spending-on-white-house-race-neared-1-billion-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Spending on White House race neared $1 billion in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential candidates and the political groups supporting them combined to raise more than $837 million during 2015, driven by a massive influx of cash to big-money super PACs, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of new campaign finance filings. (photo cc info<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> This story from\u00a0The Center for Public Integrity<\/a>\u00a0was originally published before Monday’s Iowa caucuses. Because of that, it contains a few references that are outdated — such as referring to Martin O’Malley as a candidate. (He dropped out Monday night.) The article’s focus on money in politics retains its value so NMPolitics.net is publishing it anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2016 White House race is well on its way to being the most expensive<\/a> in history.<\/p>\n

Presidential candidates and the political groups supporting them combined to raise more than $837 million<\/a> during 2015, driven by a massive influx of cash<\/a> to big-money super PACs, according to a Center for Public Integrity<\/a> analysis of new campaign finance filings.<\/p>\n

The new filings show that Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton<\/a>\u00a0and Bernie Sanders<\/a>, as well as Republican contenders Ted Cruz<\/a> and Marco Rubio<\/a>, ranked among candidates whose campaigns raised the most impressive sums<\/a> in 2015. This effectively ensures they\u2019ll remain in the presidential race long past Monday\u2019s Iowa caucuses.<\/p>\n