Guardian Reporters to Field Reader Questions on Midterm Campaign Financing

The Guardian is hosting a live reader question-and-answer session on campaign spending ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, with reporters Joseph Gedeon, Dara Kerr and Chris Stein set to respond to questions at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25.

The session is the second in a series of live discussions the outlet has organized in the run-up to the midterms, focused on identifying which groups are backing candidates and how that funding is shaping the race.

According to the Guardian, its reporting team has examined several funding streams in recent months, including contributions from major companies that had previously urged Congress to strengthen the Voting Rights Act while continuing to fund state political groups working against the legislation. The team has also reported on spending by cryptocurrency and technology interests, as well as the role of AIPAC and its affiliated political action committees in backing Democratic candidates facing challenges from the party's progressive wing.

Readers will be able to submit questions to the reporters as part of the live discussion, according to the announcement, though further details on how to participate were not specified in the initial report.