“Ballot harvesting” in 2018 against incumbent Mimi Walters, who led on election night. Plus money, money, money, money, and more money.
In 2022 Porker spent $28 million on her House seat. There are Republican SENATE nominees who did not have that much to work with in 2022 (thanks, Ronna McRomney) but that’s a whole ‘nother story. Still, $28 million for a House seat is beyond astronomical.
There’s not a House district or Senate seat in the U.S. where Democrats can’t outspend Republicans by incredible margins — if they want to. We’re probably going to see more of that phenomenon in 2024 than ever before.