GOP-allied group (rove & co.)weighs in with $4 million in ads in one week

[babylonsister]

GOP-allied group weighs in with $4 million in ads
AP
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer – 14 mins ago


WASHINGTON – A deep-pocketed alliance with ties to top Republicans Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie is pumping more than $4 million into key Senate races in a single week of advertising, a crucial infusion to counter a surge in Democratic Party spending as Election Day draws near.

The new wave of ads by Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies and its affiliate, American Crossroads, comes during the final, most intense weeks of the congressional campaign. The money, together with that of other groups aligned with the GOP, represents a new beachhead in this year's less regulated world of money and politics.

For the two Crossroads groups, the new spending means they have poured nearly $14 million into fiercely competitive Senate races in eight states — Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Colorado and Washington — since August.

Overall spending this year in House and Senate races by candidates, outside groups and the political parties had reached $220 million as of mid-September, according to a Wesleyan University analysis of ad data from Kantar Media/CMAG. Most was by candidates, but nearly one-fifth came from interest groups, a vast majority favoring Republicans.

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[louis-t]

1. I really hope they are pissing that money away.

If Dems can keep both houses and only lose a few seats? Ha!!!! The big spenders will have failed.