The National Education Association’s PAC has just filed a $400,000 media buy against Republican Bob Schaffer in Colorado’s Senate race. That’s a pretty hefty buy, and together with the League of Conservation Voters, we’re seeing a lot of third-party money spent on Udall’s behalf so far this year. Anything that helps free up the DSCC’s hands to take care of other races is a good thing.
I haven’t seen a copy of the ad yet, but we’ll keep you posted.
Got to love the third party spending that frees up DSCC money. On the flip side of this, if the spending makes the NRSC not spend money in Colorado that does make it harder on us.
That possibility is why I suggested not send netroots money to places like Virginia and New Mexico. Neither race will need it and we will have a muhc bigger impact on the lower races like Idaho or Oklahoma. A place where the DSCC isn’t likely to get involved despite strong candidates unless things get better.
Third party groups are wildly stupid to be spending any money on this race. Udall has the lead and has more cash. It would take a serious gaffe for him to lose.
That kind of money could make Nebraska or Idaho or a race like that seriously competitive on the other hand. Argh.
If it frees up DCCC to put their money to Health Shuler, Nick Lampson and other conservative Democrats, then I’m not thinking that’s much of a help.
I’d rather have DCCC put their money on races like this, that deserve it, instead of aiming it primarily at conservative Dems – that way outside organizations and individual donors don’t have to do all the work for the Democrats who will be with the caucus when the chips are down.
The DCCC isn’t totally excluding the better Dems from it’s list of support, but they’re still too much tilted toward the corporate-owned kind of Democrats…