GOP Tries to Portray Feingold as a Hypocrite Over PAC Spending
Democrats, however, deny there were any financial misdoings at Feingold’s PAC.
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Democrats, however, deny there were any financial misdoings at Feingold’s PAC.
Late last cycle, the DCCC and House Majority PAC cut their ad buys in the state’s Upper Peninsula, signaling they’d lost confidence in flipping the district.
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.; Missy Kurek, the DCCC deputy executive director; Ali Lapp, executive director of House Majority PAC , and her husband, John, who works in Democratic advertising.
In 2014, unions funneled more than $15 million to Senate Majority PAC, and sent nearly $11 million to House Majority PAC, according to Open Secrets data .
Two big questions for Feingold are whether he can overcome last cycle’s campaign problems — namely lackluster ads and a perceived disconnect with independent voters — and whether he’ll accept super PAC
Putnam’s top Democratic advertising firm, where he advised top-tier clients including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC
Feingold’s signature issue in the Senate was campaign finance reform, and in his 2010 campaign he eschewed super PAC money.
That’s according to information provided by Facebook Policy Communications Manager Andy Stone, who also is an alumni of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC.
Two months before the Sebelius meeting, the doctor’s company, then known as Vitreo Retinal Consultants, donated $400,000 to Senate Majority PAC, which was run by former Reid staffers.
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The senator’s campaign fundraising was sacrificed last year to focus on raising and spending $390,000 through his leadership PAC during the 2014 cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics
As the recent chairman of BOLD PAC, which raises money on behalf of CHC members and candidates, Luján raised nearly $1.7 million over two cycles, a PAC record.
Pallone’s camp pointed out Eshoo formed a leadership PAC in March , a sign she only recently got serious about being a “team player”; Eshoo’s backers have countered Pallone is hardly a paragon of
New York 2014, a super PAC with roots in the finance industry, spent close to $400,000 boosting Stefanik’s positive image.
It brought Republicans up to parity with the millions Barrow, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC dumped onto the airwaves.
But McConnell, who turned down help from national Republicans but benefited from a state-based super PAC, had raised nearly $30 million by that point and spent $27.6 million.
Poersch, a consultant for the Democrat-aligned Senate Majority PAC. “They will be hard pressed to prevent losses.” Still, after a big night Tuesday, the GOP can afford a few.
But in recent weeks, Mayday PAC , a group that aims to end super PACs, spent at least $2.1 million against Upton, according to the Federal Election Commission .