Flood of outside money hits the primaries

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I know it takes money to get elected, but why does it take millions to do this. All that money could be used for people who has no home. Put money they have taken out of Social Security and never put back. It is just they should put some of that money in a account every time there is an election and they could help some of what they have taken and should have left alone.

WASHINGTON – Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the year’s early primaries, including a staggering $9.6 million to influence a Democratic Senate race in Arkansas, adding volatility to a struggle for control of Congress that has already produced its share of surprises.