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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 10:45 AM Aug 2013

Democratic super PACs outraise Republicans over 2 - 1

Looks like revulsion to the GOP war on government (in favor of more Trickle Down Deregulation Madness) is starting to take effect...

(emphases my own)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/01/liberal-super-pacs-outraise-republican-groups/2607941/


WASHINGTON — Democratic-aligned super PACs raised more than twice as much as Republican groups during the first half of the year, newly filed campaign reports show.

Democratic groups collected $31.9 million between Jan. 1 and June 30, while organizations affiliated with Republicans brought in $13.7 million, according to a USA TODAY analysis of super PACs that raised at least $100,000.

It's a stark reversal from the 2012 presidential and congressional elections when Republican groups dominated spending.

Americans for Responsible Solutions, a gun-control group created in January by former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, led the way, bringing in $6.6 million. Other groups backing Democratic politicians and policies also posted strong fundraising totals.

The House Majority PAC, working to elect Democrats to the House, raised nearly $3.4 million — more than four times the $773,246 raised by the two leading groups (Congressional Leadership Fund and YG Action Fund) working to retain the Republican majority in the House.
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