No Doubt About This: Record Spending

Supreme Court Ruling Flooded Campaign Trails With Outside Cash

• By Matthew Murray and Bennett Roth
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 2, 2010, Midnight

One aspect of the 2010 midterm elections will be all but settled by the time polls open today: The Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year to throw out political spending restrictions has dramatically expanded the flow of money in federal elections.