Money Makes The World Go 'Round #404 By Hank Silverberg Money Trap Labor Day has traditionally been the start of the fall election campaign season, though that tradition has pretty much slipped away over the last decade of election cycles. Money continues to play a big role in who gets elected because it pays for campaign logistics, and more significantly, mass media advertisements. Now a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has given the GOP a big advantage in what could be the most significant Congressional race in a generation, and the most expensive ever. According to the Federal Elections Commission, more than $670.1 million has been spent on the Senate campaigns so far in 2026 with two key months to go. In an 8-1 decision on Friday that overruled a lower appeals court, the Justices said there can be no rule that prohibits political parties or fundraising committees from getting favorable television advertisement rates that have been t...