It’s been a month and a half since we last checked in on outside spending for the 2016 election. In that time, it’s grown by 50 percent — nearly $100 million dollars. By this time in 2012, outside spending was a third of what it is today, or $103,016,139. Since Feb. 12, the date of our po

Source: $300 million and counting: Rubio, Trump help drive $100 million in outside spending in last six weeks | OpenSecrets Blog