The total cost of the 2022 midterm elections is projected to be over $16.7 billion, making it the most expensive of its kind in U.S. history, according to a study by OpenSecrets. As partisan polarization continues, money has already become a major tool to manipulate political campaigns in the U.S.

Designer: Ricardo Galvão

Editor: Yuan Xin

Senior producer: Wei Wei 

Managing directors: Liu Ge, Ge Jing

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