GOP groups plan wave of spending on House races

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Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Eager to keep Democrats on the defensive, Republican-allied groups are planning a $50 million advertising drive in a number of House races in an extraordinary surge of spending in the final days of the midterm election campaign.

The effort by some of the GOP's top strategists comes amid a wave of new fundraising. American Crossroads and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, two affiliated groups formed this year with the help of operatives Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, said Wednesday they raised more than $13.3 million in one week.

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Crossroads spokesman Jonathan Collegio said the influx of money means the two groups have raised $56 million this year. They set a new goal of raising $65 million.

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The groups' spending also comes as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has supported mostly Republican candidates, increases its spending in the waning days of the campaign. The chamber has already spent more than $20 million on House and Senate races.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_el_ho/us_campaign_money

[KamaAina]

1. How much is that in Chinese yuan?

:P

[Andy823]

2. Yep...

The best congress money can buy, even if most of the money is from the same companies that outsourced american jobs, that give out outrageous bonus's to the top execs, and who want to cut all programs for the poor, and keep giving "welfare" to the corporations and tax cuts for the rich! Our elections have become joke with all the big money trying to buy off those who are supposed to be working for the citizens of this country!

[oswaldactedalone]

3. Will you step up and contribute

what you can then? That's what I'm doing, to the point where it hurts a little. It's got to be done though. Join me.

[AndyTiedye]

5. I Donated

…but I know my donations were more than offset by the portion of my health insurance premiums that are going to fund the Repiglickins! :grr:

[TomCADem]

4. Corporate Coup 2010 - Who are the contributors?

The corporate media will give them a free pass.