Rich Tarrant might want to avert his eyes from today's edition of The Hill, a must-read newspaper for Washington insiders.

It has a story today that says the track record for candidates who have self-funded their campaigns over the past six years isn't that great.

The story notes that two of the Senate self-funders who won election in 2000, Democrats Jon Corzine of New Jersey and Mark Dayton of Minnesota have since moved on, both disallusioned by their time in the Senate. A third, Democrat Maria Cantwell of Washington, is struggling to win re-election this fall. In all, since 2000 only three of 48 candidates who self-funded their races went on to victory.

The article goes on to say several self-funders are involved in competitive races this year, and the outcome of their contests could determine who owns the Senate after Election Day. But Tarrant, who has dropped $6.1 million on his Senate bid so far this year, is cast as a long-shot in his bid to defeat independent Bernie Sanders.

For the full article, click HERE.

-- Sam Hemingway