Outside Spending Turns From Presidential Race to Congressional Contests

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Source: NYT

Millions of dollars in outside money began pouring into Congressional contests around the country in April, while spending by presidential “super PACs” dropped off, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday and other data.

Outside groups, including super PACs and advocacy organizations, have spent at least $7 million on House races and $12.4 million on Senate races since the beginning of April, the first wave in what is expected to be a flood of independent spending this year in the battle for control of Congress.

Some groups, like the Club for Growth and FreedomWorks for America, which push for lower taxes and reduced government spending, spent heavily in primary races between incumbent Republicans and challengers in Utah and Indiana.

Democratic-leaning outside groups also spent money but appeared to be operating at a serious cash disadvantage. House Majority PAC, which seeks to help Democrats reclaim control of the House, had spent $234,000 since March on advertising in a special election in Arizona, where the party hopes to hold on to the seat that Gabrielle Giffords gave up, and $417,000 on a race for an open seat in California.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/us/politics/campaign-spending-reports-released-for-april.html

[DeSwiss]

1. The Corporate States of America

- K&R

''Home, home on the range,
where the debts and derivatives reign.
Where it's seen or it's heard,
every one of your words,
Cause the Clouds©™ are bugged by NSA.......''

[Suji to Seoul]

2. Methinks the Upper 1% of GOP supporters view Rmoney as completely dead in the water.

And the only hope they have of railroading their narrow minded agenda down our throats is for the GOP to hold at least one house of Congress.

[cstanleytech]

3. You would think though that after the utter disaster congress has been for the country

with the republicans in charge these last 2 years that they would wise up and support less insane candidates though.

[Andy823]

4. Yes one would think that

The problem is those who listen to fox news, Rush, and Beck are so brain washed they wouldn't care who is running, how bad they are, or how insane they are as long as the "overlords" tell them to vote for these clowns, they will do it. The only bright spot is that I think more and more americans are coming to their senses and are going to be voting for a "change" from what they got back in 2010.

Sure the right has their base, the non thinking zombies who do as they are told, but republicans have been alienating all kinds of groups like women, public employes, hispanics, police and firemen, etc. This won't help them at all. I think republicans simply hope they can "con" the voters once again, but they are going to be in for a surprise. I think a whole lot of republicans are NOT going to vote for Romeny because of his religion, his flip flopping, his offshore bank accounts, and his record at Bain of killing jobs for his own profit, sending other jobs overseas, and all for his own greed!