Joe Walsh Struggles With Crossover Appeal in Chicago Suburbs
After a few internal surveys showed him within striking distance of Duckworth, Now or Never PAC swooped in during September, spending almost $2 million on the race over three weeks.
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After a few internal surveys showed him within striking distance of Duckworth, Now or Never PAC swooped in during September, spending almost $2 million on the race over three weeks.
Dold and Schneider each received 46 percent in the survey conducted for the Service Employees International Union and House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC.
O’Rourke’s bid was boosted by a Texas-based super PAC, the Campaign for Primary Accountability, which invested heavily in two House contests in the Lone Star State.
His cash plus large ad buys from outside groups, including the League of Conservation Voters and the Campaign for Primary Accountability super PAC, meant Holden was outspent in the primary.
Bridge PAC gave $5,000 to Holden, while Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) gave $3,000 through his own PAC. The New Dem Coalition PAC transferred $5,000 to Holden as well.
Next on the primary calendar, the super PAC will dump $200,000 each into TV ads against Pennsylvania Reps.
Last week, a super PAC run by a former Cantor aide also spent $52,000 on a radio ad to boost the freshman lawmaker.
The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a super PAC, also kicked in $49,000 to defeat Schmidt, online fundraising records show.
The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a super PAC, kicked in $137,000 worth of independent expenditures on his behalf during the primary, according to online fundraising records.
Her decision to finally enter the fray came in reaction to a recent Sherman direct-mail piece that attempted to use a contribution from the PG&E utility company to a Berman-supporting super PAC as a way