From the gym to surfing social media, Utahns see nonstop ads about the U.S. Senate race between Evan McMullin and Mike Lee. But who’s behind the media blitz? The Salt Lake Tribune dug into the latest FEC filings to find out.
In the final days before the 2022 midterm elections, Utah voters can’t go anywhere without seeing negative ads funded by outside spenders.
Sen. Mike Lee, right, and independent challenger Evan McMullin participate in a debate at Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2022, ahead of the election for U.S. Senate. Super PACs have spent millions of dollars in Utah's U.S. Senate race during the 2022 midterm elections.In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Utahns haven’t been able to go to the gym, drive to their favorite dirty soda shop or scroll through social media without encountering negative ads about their state’s U.S.
The ads call Senate candidates Mike Lee, a Republican, and Evan McMullin, an independent, names like “deadbeat,” “liar” and “crooked.” In what isthe Beehive State has ever seen, voters have had to navigate more ads, from more sources, than ever before. But why do the super PACs paying for these ads, many funded by out-of-state donors, care who represents Utah in Washington? And who’s writing the checks?
The Salt Lake Tribune dug into the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission to see who funding the super PACs that are spending millions supporting, and opposing, Lee and McMullin.
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