. >> reporter: that's david levinthal, he tracks campaign contributions for opensecrets.org. and this year, there is a lot to track. >> there's absolutely no recession in politics. while everyone is suffering, lawmakers, and candidates for that matter, are raising more money than they ever have in any midterm election cycle than ever before. >> reporter: evan tracey tracks campaign spending, which he puts at $36 million a day for the next 97 days until the election. he says there are many reasons corporations and interest groups will make this a blow out year. >> everything from health care to the environment to energy. there is plenty of things that are motivating people to write those checks, so i don't see any party having major money problems in the fall. >> reporter: the president will be bringing in some of those checks tonight. he stopped off to talk to small businesses in new jersey on his way to two fundraisers in new york. one is hosted by the editor of "vogue," but the real campaign money in new york still comes from wall street. >> wall street is actually a donor