Sunlight's analysis of outside spenders' return on investment in the 2014 elections. Unlike in 2012, conservative groups got more bang for their buck while liberal supporters faced serious losses.
Continue readingDCCC and NRCC drive outside spending in the House
What makes a House race expensive? Generally, its national party committees and a small group of closely aligned outside players.
Continue reading$10 million in political ads might be heading to a TV near you
With 40 days until the general election, party committees dropped a combined $10 million over two days, pouring money into negative ads in competitive races.
Continue readingCantor allies buying October airtime
A nonprofit group allied with House Majority leader Eric Cantor is locking down airtime in Phoenix, Denver and Boston for two weeks in October, according to ad disclosure documents.
Continue readingLet them eat earmarks
Jonathan Rauch is the latest to insist that dishonesty and good government go hand-in-hand. What he doesn't realize is that corruption is alive in Washington — and letting it flourish won't solve our problems.
Continue reading2014 attack ads start already
It's never too early for an attack ad, apparently. The 113th Congress is barely a month old and the National Republican Congressional Committee already is beginning to lay the groundwork for Election 2014, pouncing on a recent report that newly-elected Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., failed to pay nearly $11,000 in property taxes.
The ad, so far airing just on the Internet, is not the NRCC's only hit against a Democrat likely facing tough competition two years from now. Less than two weeks ago, the GOP campaign committee also pumped out an ad against freshman Rep. Patrick ...
Continue readingFour House races where outside money may have pushed the needle
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Outside spending can have its biggest impact in smaller races. And in a number of contests for congressional seats where there was a significant money advantage for one side, independent expenditures seemed to help push the needle.
Here are four members of the 113th Congress whose chances of winning increased after receiving a significant boost from outside nonprofits and super PACs attacking their opponents or praising them.
At some point in the fall, for each of these winners, the non-partisan Cook Political Report shifted its ratings ...
Daily Disclosures
A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures: 5 day... View Article
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A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures: By the... View Article
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What we’re seeing in online disclosures and documents: Party Favors: National Republican Congressional Committee top spender on indirect expenditures ($22,175,402)... View Article
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