It's hard to tell exactly how much the parties are supporting the candidates in this race, mainly because there is not a huge amount of media surrounding this race. When you look at money, Hassett was supported with a $2,500 donation from the Wisconsin Democratic Party, and Van Hollen was not supported with donations from his party at all.
This could be for a number a reasons. The Democratic Party is trying to hold on to and gain as many seats as possible. They might see that Hassett has a chance of winning or they might see that he has no where near as much money as Van Hollen. Either way they decided to back him with money. The Republican party could also have a number a reasons for not giving money to Van Hollen. They could be hoping that if they pour enough money into the big races, Van Hollen will have a easy ride in on those who vote a straight Republican ticket, or they didn't give him money because he already had gained a lot of donation from corporations and he did not need their help.
Personally, I think the Dems support Hassett because he needed the money, and they want to win that seat back. I think the Republicans did not give money to Van Hollen because they did not want to spend money where they didn't think they needed to and decided to focus on the bigger races instead.
I wonder who decides what race they give money to, and which ones they don't. Neither of my candidates were supported by the party. I learned about how parties support candidates. Thanks!
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