--- title: Super PACs Are The Big Spenders in the Midterm Elections description: Super PACs will spend around $700 million on this year's midterm elections canonical: https://time.com/3554510/midterm-elections-super-pacs-politics/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-03T18:16:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:10:54.630Z article:section: Politics og:title: Super PACs Are the Big Spenders in the Midterm Elections og:description: They'll spend some $700 million throughout this election season og:url: https://time.com/3554510/midterm-elections-super-pacs-politics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta79ed4f754e6202e/698763e0a988ca37826aa28a/458244814.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mitch McConnell Campaigns Across Kentucky As Midterm Election Nears og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Super PACs Are the Big Spenders in the Midterm Elections twitter:description: They'll spend some $700 million throughout this election season twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta79ed4f754e6202e/698763e0a988ca37826aa28a/458244814.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Super PACs Are the Big Spenders in the Midterm Elections by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 3, 2014 6:16 PM UTC  McConnell supporter John Boone of Lexington, Ky. holds a sign while waiting for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to deliver remarks at a campaign rally at the Scott County Courthouse on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Georgetown, Kentucky. The most recent Bluegrass Poll shows McConnell with a five point lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images) McConnell supporter John Boone of Lexington, Ky. holds a sign while waiting for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to deliver remarks at a campaign rally at the Scott County Courthouse on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Georgetown, Kentucky. The most recent Bluegrass Poll shows McConnell with a five point lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)Luke Sharrett—Getty Images by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 3, 2014 6:16 PM UTC The momentum headed into the midterm elections on Tuesday appears to be in the GOP’s favor, with a Senate majority [thought to be within reach](http://time.com/3554329/2014-midterm-elections-senate-races-republicans/). That means Democrats could lose seats, despite boosts from Super PACS, which overall will spend some $700 million on campaigns this election season. 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