If current polls from election night hold up, the defining story about the 2012 election may be about how massive, concentrated waves of cash rushing toward political races changed … nothing. Many believe that at the end of Tuesday night, Democrats will hold the presidency and the U.S. Senate, and Republicans will still hold the House of Representatives.
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Live results: Montana Senate race neck-and-neck despite millions spent
I Voted stickers are seen at a polling place in Billings, Mont. (Jae C. Hong / Associated…)
One example of 2012’s expensive stasis comes from Montana, where Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and his challenger, GOP Rep. Denny Rehberg, have seen piles of cash dumped into a contest that has failed to yield a front-runner, which remains as deadlocked as it was a year and a half ago when Rehberg began his candidacy in earnest -- this, despite mountains of ads and hundreds of miles of on-the-road campaigning.
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