The ridiculous price tag for a Senate race
Pennsylvania voters won't choose their Senate nominees for more than a month but already almost $80 million has been spent on television by candidates and their aligned super PACs in the race.
That total makes Pennsylvania the most expensive Senate race in the country, leading Arizona ($64 million) and Georgia ($62 million) in total ad spending to date. (Shout out to CNN's David Wright for compiling these numbers.)
The spending in the Pennsylvania open seat -- Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is retiring -- is being driven by the nasty fight in the GOP primary between television doctor Mehmet Oz and hedge fund manager David McCormick.
Oz has already spent $11.5 million on ads in the race while McCormick trails not far behind at $10.1 million. (Both candidates are spending heavily from their own personal wealth.) A super PAC affiliated with McCormick -- Honor Pennsylvania -- has dumped $10.4 million on ads, the vast majority of which attack Oz.
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