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The DCCC’s independent expenditures for the evening in Mississippi:

• $1450 on phonebanking
  

• $16,700 on direct mail
  

• $3000 on media production
  

• $6000 on field organizing for Travis Childers

The NRCC:

• $700 on phonebanking
  

• $4400 on polling

This has got to be the 9th or 10th round of polling that the NRCC has commissioned here.  (Update: I checked — it’s actually the 8th round.)  Interesting that they haven’t released the toplines from any of them.

Total spent:

NRCC: $1,057,384 &nbsp|&nbsp DCCC: $1,645,893

Here’s a further sign that the House Democratic Caucus is taking this open seat race in Mississippi very seriously.  The Politico has the scoop:

Democrat Travis Childers is not yet an elected member of Congress, but party leaders are already keeping a seat on the Agriculture Committee warm for him should he be successful in the Mississippi special election on Tuesday.

Should Childers beat Republican Greg Davis, the newest member of Congress would come to Washington as lawmakers finish work on a massive farm, a bill loaded with subsidies for farmers across the country – including those in the rural parts of the state Childers needs most to pick up the GOP seat. Lawmakers wrapped up work on that farm bill on Thursday, but Childers could still get some easy headlines if Congress approves it next week. It might even be one of his first votes if he wins. […]

A Democratic leadership aide confirmed Thursday that Childers would be appointed to the Agriculture Committee if he wins next week. That news could give him a boost where he needs it most; the Democrat is trying to play the rural parts of the district against the more suburban communities outside Memphis, where Davis resides. Even Republicans have acknowledged their candidate has come from the “wrong” part of the district.

This would be a great gig for Childers, and certainly a boon for Northeast Mississippi.

On another note, we’re only $35 short of $3000 for Travis Childers on our Actblue page.  Will a hero step forward and put us over the top?

Special election: 5/13.

The NRCC posted an additional expenditure of $21,000 in Mississippi today on direct mail and yet another poll.  All told, the NRCC has spent about $50,000 on polling in this district.  Sure doesn’t bode well for Team Red that they haven’t released any toplines from these polls so far.

The DCCC posted another big investment in Mississippi tonight: $195,000.  The expenditures include: $130,000 in media buys, $1200 on phonebanking, $46,000 on direct mail, $12,000 on media production, and $6000 on field organizing for Travis Childers.

The new expenditures bring the total party expenditures in this district to a whopping $1,618,690 for the DCCC, and $1,052,296 for the NRCC.  I’ve also been told that Freedom’s Crotch Watch has spent an estimated $450,000 in media buys here — and possibly more, since they haven’t been posting their electioneering reports as required by law.

If you want to make a contribution to Travis Childers, tonight is the last best time for your money to make an impact.

Special election: 5/13.

Mitch over at The Thorn Papers has been kind enough to capture and upload the latest DCCC ads in Mississippi. Check ’em out:

SSP’s Actblue Page

Update: The DCCC has filed yet another complaint with the FEC against Freedom’s Watch:

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is accusing Freedom’s Watch of failing to disclose more than $600,000 worth of television ads in Louisiana and Mississippi special elections.

In a Federal Election Commission complaint filed Wednesday, the DCCC alleges that the outside conservative group “aired multiple electioneering communications without filing reports with the commission,” specifically television spots starting April 22 and April 29 that “clearly identified, and advocated the defeat” of now-Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-La.).

Cazayoux defeated ex-state Rep. Woody Jenkins (R) last Saturday in a special election to replace retired Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.).

The DCCC also alleges a similar misdeed by Freedom’s Watch in neighboring Mississippi, where “on May 2nd, Freedom’s Watch began to air a television advertisement that clearly identified, and advocates the defeat of, Congressional candidate Travis Childers (D).”

The NRCC posted another $44K in expenditures tonight on the race to replace Roger Wicker in Mississippi.  The filing includes: $27,000 on direct mail, $4400 on yet another poll, $12,000 on media production, and under $1000 on phone banks. The new expenditures bring the NRCC’s total tab in this R+10 district to $1,031,442.

The DCCC posted $34,000 of their own expenditures here, including $17,000 on direct mail, $12,000 on media production, and $5500 on field organizing and phonebanking.  The DCCC has now spent $1,423,302 on this race.

If you’d like to help Democrat Travis Childers hustle out the vote here next week, you know what to do.

Special election: 5/13.

The DCCC has just posted another round of expenditures in Mississippi today, totaling $97,250.  

The expenditures include a $63,000 media buy against Greg Davis, $30,000 on direct mail, and $4000 on field organizing for Travis Childers.

So far, the DCCC has spent a whopping $1,389,318 in this district to the NRCC’s $982,600.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal:

Vice President Dick Cheney will stump for Republican Greg Davis at a Southaven rally next Monday, one day before the special election to fill the seat once held by Roger Wicker, the White House confirmed this morning.

Cheney is expected to attend one campaign event, spokesman Jamie Hennigan said. Details of where and when the event will take place were not available so far in advance of the date, he said.

The vote-rich suburb of Southaven, Davis’ base, is one of the strongest counties in Mississippi for the GOP, so if they’re going to roll out Cheney’s pasty ass in order to ramp up turnout, that would be the most logical place to do it.

It looks like the GOP is going to pull out all the stops in order to prevent another loss here.

UPDATE: Davis also has a particularly disgusting new ad out hitting Childers on Obama.  If you want to fight back, please consider doing so on the Swing State Project’s Actblue page for Travis Childers.

Special election: 5/13.

(H/T: 6DofA)

Earlier today, the NRCC posted a $350K expenditure against Travis Childers.  Here are the late-evening updates:

The NRCC posted an additional $31,000 in Mississippi tonight, with $10K on direct mail, $17K on media production, and $4400 on another poll.  The committee’s total tab in this district is now $982,600.

The DCCC went up with $139,000 of their own expenditures: $71K in media buys, $33K in direct mail, $30K for media production, and $4400 in field organizing for Childers.  I’m quite pleased to see the last tally, as the ground war will be crucial in a race where voter fatigue is likely running very high.  To date, the DCCC has spent $1,282,835 in Mississippi.

It also looks like Freedom’s Crotch has reared its ugly head in Mississippi hitting Childers on taxes (what else?).  However, Cotton Mouth reports that the local Fox affiliate in Memphis has pulled the ad due to its “false claims and inaccuracies”.

Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter also endorsed Childers on Thursday.

Special election: 5/13.

In response to the DCCC’s decision to spend a whopping $700,000 in Mississippi on Wednesday, the NRCC has followed up with a $350,000 media buy against Travis Childers.

The new bill brings the NRCC’s total expenditures in this R+10 district to an eye-popping amount of $951,203.  To put that in perspective, that’s 13% of the NRCC’s cash-on-hand.

The DCCC has invested $1,143,668 on this race so far.

Special election: 5/13.

Tomorrow night will be a lively night here at SSP — we’ll be following the returns from the LA-06 special election.  Be sure to check back with us then. Cazayoux wins!

In other news, here’s a copy of the doorhanger that the DCCC is dropping off at houses in Mississippi’s 1st District: