Here’s a highlight on some of the most recent expenditures (filed Thurs. and Friday) on behalf of or against candidates:
The DCCC has added the following new targets with media buys and mailings:
– Goode (VA)
– Schmidt (OH)
– Sali (ID)
– Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)
– Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL)
An additional race targeted with mailings only:
– Kuhl
– McClintock
The NRCC has added the following Democrats to their target list:
– Lampson
– Kanjorski
– McNerney
Shea Porter has also been added as a target with a $142K ad and Baker in MO 9th with a $72K media buy.
And the following to “save them” list:
– Kuhl
– Schmidt
Service Employees International sent mailings targeting:
– Schaeffer
– Sununu
– Paulsen (MN)
– Chabot
– Knollenberg
The NRA threw down $252K for Schaeffer in Colorado and a smaller $58K for Coleman in Minnesota
Families First in CA took out an ad targeting extremely safe Joe Baca in his Hispanic majority district.
National Right to Life is spending $19K for Sununu and $15K for Thompson in PA 5th.
The Club for Growth is spending very little on its “radical” bedfellows:
– Harris in MD 1 ($102K ad expenditure)
– Hackett in PA 10
– Andal in CA 12
– Bachmann
– Sununu
– Garrett
– Shadegg
– Olson in TX 22
– Walberg
– McClintock in CA 4
– Schweikert in CA 5
– Sali
– Schaeffer
Planned Parenthood is throwing $293K Franken’s way in mailings. Environment America also stepped in with $100K in mailings on Franken’s behalf.
After the NRCC dropped NM 1 the NM State Republican Party came in with two big expenditures on behalf on White. The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees has responded accordingly with $500K against White. English in PA 3rd also was awarded with a $489K against him.
American Medical Association brought media buys for Shaheen ($495K) and Kagen ($120K).
League of Conservation took out a $365K ad against Dole.
Natl. Assoc. of Realtors is spending $65K for Shays, $87K for Knollenberg, and $245K for Capito in mailings. The lone Democratic recipient is Connolly in VA 11th with $200K.
It’s annoying to see the Realtors putting a quarter million behind Capito (R) in WVa, but nice to think that they believe she needs it. Maybe they are mad at Sen Byrd and this is payback? Here’s hoping Caputo and their money go kaput in November.
On the other hand, I don’t see how Connolly (D) needs their money in NoVa. That $200,000 campaign contribution has the odor of donations to unopposed incumbents — not exactly a bribe, not exactly.
Really, I’d have thought that the Realtors might need to refund their PAC money to their members. Do Realtors collect fat fees for re-selling foreclosed homes, or won’t they soon be suffering along with the rest of us?
Meanwhile the American Medical Association dumps half a million in NH on behalf of Shaheen (D), who hardly needs it, and against Sununu (R), who must have done something to really piss off the doctors. Well, good on ’em for putting half a mil behind a Democrat. I hope this money signals that this time they’ll support health care reform, something like Medicare for all.