It is quite bonkers that the spending for a single party primary in one (upper-medium but not huge*) state is not far off the entire party / candidates spend across all parties in the UK 2024 general election (which was about £93m). * Population about 10m, or about 15% that of the UK.
Robert ReichAbdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.