PACs
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The period of time that remains is going to be totally supercharged in terms of fundraising. It’s an absolute blizzard. A tsunami. It’s completely and utterly intense.”
-- Democratic lobbyist Larry O’Brian on the flurry of last-minute Congressional fundraising heading into Election Day. Via Roll Call. (via campaignmoney)
On a similar note, a Colorado ballot initiative, Amendment 65, hopes to turn state legislators and future legislation against the Citizens United decision and limit campaign contributions to political races. A campaign to support the amendment has raised $551,700 to date.
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The Romney campaign raised $100 million in the month of June - that’s about the same amount Obama’s campaign raised in April and May combined. From super PACs to public donations, will this year’s election be a battle of the bucks or a race for realistic ideas?
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Nice map from National Journal that geographically displays which congressional races House party committees and some select super PACs are targeting with their advertising budgets. Seems the blue team is working pretty hard.
(via opensecretsdc)
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