NRCC SPENDS 7.8 MILLION TODAY
So, the majority of monies spent on campaigns are attacks against opponents, rather than getting the word out about what the candidate stands for. God I hate politics.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported spending $7.8 million on Friday alone for an ongoing “independent expenditure” campaign that aims to boost the many vulnerable House Republican incumbents - mainly by attacking their Democratic challengers.
The expenditures, which were disclosed in a filing to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), were spread out over 30 House districts, all but three presently held by Republicans. The outlays were mainly for television advertisements, but also included mail pieces and telephone calls to voters.
The overwhelmingly majority (97.6 percent) of the $7.8 million was coded on the FEC report as spending in opposition of the Democratic candidates. Just $184,375 of the NRCC’s Friday outlays, or 2.4 percent of the total, were identified on the report as money spent in support of GOP candidates.
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