'Dark money' helps fuel litany of campaign ads in ... Maine?
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The battle over who will represent Maine in the largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River is the most expensive political race in state history, leading to more television campaign ads than any other state and underscoring millions of dollars of so-called "dark money" pouring into the race.
That boils down to a rate of 26 commercials per hour, or about one every two minutes, according to the Wesleyan Media Project.
But whether those never-ending ads fueling the Democrat and Republican duking it out in Maine's 2nd Congressional District will sway voters is unclear with a few days to go before the state's Tuesday election.
"There are a ton of ads.