Third-party groups allied with the Republican Party have vastly
outspent Democratic incumbents and their backers in Senate
battlegrounds.
The disparity in advertising firepower threatens Democratic control of the Senate and could have an impact on the presidential race as well.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Crossroads GPS and 60Plus Association have funded the bulk of a $5 million attack campaign against Brown, according to Brown’s campaign. Another Democratic source puts the cost of the campaign at $5.1 million.
Brown has received limited support from liberal groups. The League of Conservation Voters has spent $516,000 on television ads touting Brown’s vote to build the clean-energy industry in Ohio.
“Things are looking pretty good in Ohio,” a senior GOP senator told The Hill.
Brown’s campaign manager, Sarah Benzing, sent an anxious appeal to potential donors Saturday.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/224671-gop-money-floods-into-senates-battlegrounds
The disparity in advertising firepower threatens Democratic control of the Senate and could have an impact on the presidential race as well.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Crossroads GPS and 60Plus Association have funded the bulk of a $5 million attack campaign against Brown, according to Brown’s campaign. Another Democratic source puts the cost of the campaign at $5.1 million.
Brown has received limited support from liberal groups. The League of Conservation Voters has spent $516,000 on television ads touting Brown’s vote to build the clean-energy industry in Ohio.
“Things are looking pretty good in Ohio,” a senior GOP senator told The Hill.
Brown’s campaign manager, Sarah Benzing, sent an anxious appeal to potential donors Saturday.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/224671-gop-money-floods-into-senates-battlegrounds
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