NY Times - "Big Spending by Republican-Friendly Groups"

[TomCADem]

The amount of spending by secret corporate friendly political groups is just breath taking. And, the corporate media, continues to carry the water of Republicans by not questioning the lack of transparency of such groups, and suggesting that there is nothing wrong with that.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/big-spending-by-republican-friendly-groups/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Republican groups outside the official party are getting inside the 2010 midterms, spending millions of dollars on ad buys with less than three weeks until the election.

On Wednesday, four Republican-friendly groups — American Crossroads and its related advocacy group, Crossroads GPS, the American Action Network and the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity — began a “House surge strategy,” pouring $50 million into several dozen competitive House races.

The blitz will mainly focus on races where Democrats have a financial advantage. Crossroads is contributing $10 million to the joint effort, including $2 million behind an initial set of ads that will go up Friday in eight House races. The group said it anticipates that its investment would cover at least 15 races.

The American Action Network, led by Norm Coleman, the former Republican senator from Minnesota, went on the air Wednesday and is investing $15 million to $16 million in television and Internet advertising. Mr. Coleman said he expected to have spots up in 22 races across the country.