Democratic groups catching up late on election spending
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 28th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
Democratic groups catching up late on election spending
Unions and other Democratic interest groups are rapidly closing the gap with their conservative opponents in spending on the midterm elections, using fresh support from well-heeled donors to quicken the pace of expenditures in the final days of the campaign.
Tea party’s Judson Phillips defends essay attacking congressman for being Muslim
The founder of one of the country’s most prominent tea party organizations said in an interview Wednesday that he stands by an Internet column in which he urged the defeat of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat, because he is Muslim.
Price tag of midterm campaign likely to hit $4 billion
Midterm campaign spending may reach $4 billion, data show
The big midterm numbers just keep piling up. In the latest sign of this year’s record-breaking spending, an independent research group estimated Wednesday that candidates, parties and outside interest groups together may spend up to $4 billion on the 2010 campaign. The prediction by the Center fo…
