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6 Takeaways From the 2018 Primary Season, So Far
Leah Vukmir, whose own billionaire supporter’s super PAC spent nearly $3 million on the race.
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Leah Vukmir, whose own billionaire supporter’s super PAC spent nearly $3 million on the race.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership, used that audio in a television ad.
A longtime Democratic fundraiser, he’s been endorsed by the LGBT Equality PAC and the LGBTQ Victory Fund. He raised $2.2 million through Aug. 15, and banked almost $520,000.
Guess which race the super PAC has committed the most money to? (Hint: think northern and ferrous.)
Defend Arizona, a super PAC backing McSally, has already reserved $4.9 million in television time for general election ads.
But Soto had endorsements from the AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Organization of Women and the League of Conservation Voters PAC.
Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC allied with House GOP leadership, spent more than $3.3 million on the 12th District special election.
The total spending was reported earlier this week, but America First Action announced Friday the break down of exactly how much money the super PAC is committed to each House district.
He referred to last-minute spending from McSally and Defend Arizona, a Super PAC backing McSally that has aimed recent television ads at Ward.
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Those results bring the total number of primary winners who are not accepting corporate PAC contributions to 85, according to the group End Citizens United, which supports an overhaul of the campaign
More candidates rejecting corporate PAC money moved on to November, and a competitive Senate race took shape. #TBTRemember when Minnesota Rep.
Vukmir did have a billionaire backer, Diane Hendricks, whose super PAC spent nearly $3 million in the primary according to ProPublica.
Radinovich’s first TV ad touted him as a top aide to Nolan and a super PAC that dropped $175,000 on pro-Radinovich mailers linked him to the congressman.
A super PAC called Progress Tomorrow has spent at least $175,000 on mailers that tout his connection to Nolan and call him “the Iron Range’s answer to Washington.”
The super PAC backed by House Republican leadership is opening six new field offices in seats the GOP is trying to hold this fall.
Meanwhile, Republicans are now openly hitting the panic button, with a super PAC that boosted Balderson warning other GOP candidates that they’ve got to step up their fundraising game.
Republicans are nervous Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC that spent the most boosting Balderson (more than $3.3 million), congratulated Balderson Tuesday night, but its executive director
Like an increasing number of Democratic candidates this cycle, he refused corporate PAC contributions and said he would not vote for Pelosi for party leader if he made it to the House.
And he’s had some help from a super PAC founded by his father. State Sen.