Outside spending (e.g., PACs, SuperPACs, etc.) way, way up

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/outside-spending-in-2024-federal-election-tops-1-billion

Outside spending through August 15 is nearly double that seen in any prior federal election cycle.

Here are the 5 biggest spenders so  far:

Name – Founding - Tendency	Millions of $
Make America Great Again, Inc. (MAGA) – new Trump-aligned	$125
American for Prosperity – long-standing Republican	$ 78
Future Forward "Repeal tax cuts for the rich and focus on policies that help the middle class" founded 2018	$ 48
Fairshake – New.  Pro-cryptocurrency	$ 46
United Democracy Project – New. Founded 12/21 by American Israel PAC to oppose progressives	$ 36
TOTAL	$313