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[WI] State No. 2 in outside spending for Senate race
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Oct 13, 2012 08:55pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Lee Bergquist |
| Media | Newspaper - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| News Date | Sunday, October 14, 2012 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Independent political groups have swept decisively into Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race this year, with federal records showing that outside organizations have spent more than $21 million in the tightly contested election.
That's seven times more than the independent money spent in the 2010 Senate race.
For the public, it's been hard to ignore. The huge injection of cash has amplified the sharply negative tone in the race between Republican Tommy Thompson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
So far, figures show that almost twice as much money - mostly for television advertising - is being used against Thompson.
As of Saturday, Wisconsin ranked second in outside spending, underscoring the importance of the Badger State and a handful of other states as Republicans and Democrats wrestle for control of the Senate. Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate.
According to the Federal Election Commission, the leading states in outside money are: Virginia, $23.7 million; Wisconsin $21.6 million; Ohio, $17.6 million; Florida, $15.4 million; and Texas, $15 million. |
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