More cash spent on attack ads than ones supporting candidates
By Anupama Narayanswamy Oct 15 2010 3:37 p.m.When all the independent influence is added up, Republicans have a $21 million advantage so far over Democrats, a review of Federal Election Commission data shows.
Outside spending is through the roof in the 2010 mid-term elections, as non-profits, party committees and labor unions spend tens of millions of dollars trying to sway voters.
Republican party committees and their right-leaning allies have spent more than $80 million in opposition to Democratic candidates and another $23 million boosting GOP standard bearers. Democratic Party Committees and left-leaning organizations have spent more than $62 million trying to defeat Republicans, and a little less than $20 million supporting their own candidates.
Here's a quick breakdown of the aggregate spending by outside groups showing Party affiliations of candidates they supported or opposed as filed with the FEC.
| Party | Amount | Support/Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | $23,276,668.65 | Support |
| Republican | $62,857,485.41 | Opposed |
| Independent | $917,351.41 | Opposed |
| Democratic | $19,934,943.29 | Support |
| Democratic | $80,292,350.98 | Opposed |
| Third Party | $787,882.19 | Support |
| Third Party | $825,018.56 | Opposed |
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