Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, campaigns at a restaurant in Tucker, Ga., on Thursday. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA)As the most expensive House race in history heads into its final full week, there is one name that is rarely mentioned by the two people who are running. (David Goldman/AP)Under normal circumstances, this special election to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in Congress should not even be competitive. With outside groups weighing in, the race has thus far cost more than $40 million — far outpacing the previous record for a congressional race of nearly $30 million for a Florida contest in 2012. Trump won because voters were looking for an antidote to what they saw as wrong in Washington.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2017 13:41 UTC