D2: Media Coverage & Campaign Finance

1. Open Secrets (I picked New York) 
1. New York tends to re-elect incumbent candidates to delegate offices. The opponents of the incumbent delegate usually raise less money (Thousands compared to the millions the Incumbent raises), and lose.  For example, in the congressional race for senate, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand raise over 15 million dollars compared to her opponent, Republican Wendy Long, who only raised just over 700 thousand. The most interesting thing to me was that the state was more democratic in a really pronounced way. The differences between how much the Democratic party raised and how much the Republican party raised were ginormous. Having millions in donations compared to only thousands is something you do not see in most states. 
2. Virginia Public Access Project 
1. I picked the Attorney General race, and the results so far are too close to call. Both candidates have raised about the same amount of money, 2.4 Million dollars. Both candidates do not have a strong presence in the media, but Obenshain seems to spend more on advertisements than his democratic opponent Herring.