Voting for the US midterm elections began on November 3, local time. In the US, money goes hand in hand with elections — the “bill” for this year's midterm elections reached a new high. According to the latest analysis data from the US political funding monitoring agency's “Open Secret” website, the total campaign expenses for this year's election are expected to reach 11.9 billion US dollars, making it the “most expensive” midterm election in US history. This election, which seemed to revolve around people's livelihood issues, once again exposed the undertones of money behind American-style democracy to the public.

Voting for the US midterm elections began on November 3, local time. In the US, money goes hand in hand with elections — the “bill” for this year's midterm elections reached a new high. According to the latest analysis data from the US political funding monitoring agency's “Open Secret” website, the total campaign expenses for this year's election are expected to reach 11.9 billion US dollars, making it the “most expensive” midterm election in US history. This election, which seemed to revolve around people's livelihood issues, once again exposed the undertones of money behind American-style democracy to the public.