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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,757 posts)
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 07:52 PM Sep 2022

Republicans Want to Flip the US House -- And They're Outspending Democrats to Do It

(Bloomberg) -- Republicans need to win six seats in the November election to take control of the US House of Representatives. In advertising spending, they’re beating Democrats in seven districts that were already leaning their way.

In just the two weeks since the Sept. 5 Labor Day holiday, the traditional kickoff for November campaigns, GOP candidates and committees have booked $33 million of ads in those races, compared to $24 million for Democrats, according to data from AdImpact, which tracks political spending. These districts, which were all redrawn to make them more solidly Republican, are rated lean or likely Republican by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

And in most of the races that are toss-ups, Republicans are also out-muscling Democrats. Out of 31 toss-up contests, Republicans have committed more advertising dollars than Democrats in 18 of them, the data shows.

Although polls show Democrats broadly gaining ground, the spending disparity points to the difficulty of maintaining their majority in the House. They have more at-risk members than Republicans, who have plenty of money to target them.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-want-to-flip-the-us-house-and-they-re-outspending-democrats-to-do-it/ar-AA1205MO

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Republicans Want to Flip the US House -- And They're Outspending Democrats to Do It (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
Too bad Rick Scott isn't in charge of House funding, too. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2022 #1
Yeah, it's going to be bad if we lose the House. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2022 #2
No shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #3
Californians have a chance to make a big difference at home! usonian Sep 2022 #4
Keep the House out of radicalized Republican hands! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #5

BlueTsunami2018

(3,486 posts)
2. Yeah, it's going to be bad if we lose the House.
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 08:14 PM
Sep 2022

Even if we increase in the Senate. It’ll be a nonstop circus of idiocy for two years with nothing getting done.

usonian

(9,695 posts)
4. Californians have a chance to make a big difference at home!
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 11:45 PM
Sep 2022

I'll add more info on 5 CA house races now in play in Roevember as I can find it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/18/california-abortion-house-roe-00057023
Abortion ruling has put these 5 California House races in play
The Roe ruling and an abortion ballot measure are expected to drive turnout in the state.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,259 posts)
5. Keep the House out of radicalized Republican hands!
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 11:47 PM
Sep 2022

Roe, Roe, Roe your vote
against theocracy!
Republicans revoke your rights
and kill democracy!

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