Marketplace (AUDIO): As the Midterm Elections Near, Candidates Weaponize Mountains of Cash

Marketplace (AUDIO): As the Midterm Elections Near, Candidates Weaponize Mountains of Cash

The average challenger in a House race in the 2014 midterms had about $60,000 of “cash on hand,” as it’s called. The average Senate challenger had about $750,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington. Wait until you see what candidates have in their coffers for this election. Common Cause's Stephen Spaulding talks with Kimberly Adams about where it's all going.