GOP Super PACS Plan To Spend $1 Billion On Election ($400 million from Koch brothers)
Source: TPM
Republican super PACs, including Karl Roves American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS groups, plan to spend a total of $1 billion on the 2012 elections, reports Politico. Much of the money not previously expected comes from the Koch Brothers, who along with Koch-affiliated groups plan to spend $400 million before November.
From Politico:
Just the spending linked to the Koch network is more than the $370 million that John McCain raised for his entire presidential campaign four years ago. And the $1 billion total surpasses the $750 million that Barack Obama, one of the most prolific fundraisers ever, collected for his 2008 campaign.
Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Mitt Romney, proved its potency by spending nearly $50 million in the primaries. Now able to entice big donors with a neck-and-neck general election, the group is likely to meet its new goal of spending $100 million more.
And American Crossroads and the affiliated Crossroads GPS, the groups that Rove and Ed Gillespie helped conceive and raise cash for, are expected to ante up $300 million, giving the two-year-old organization one of the elections loudest voices.
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hlthe2b
(102,236 posts)and match them....
Damn, I detest those black robed hypocrits on the USSC...
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...to $1500 a year.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)is going to make sure that everybody knows who's funding this idiocy and stick them to Rmoney like stink on a skunk.
As much as Rmoney is trying to avoid his history fucking up the State of Massachusetts he's just as worried that his corporate history is going to get a close examination.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)That's a lot of paychecks that Koch Ind. could be writing. Y'know...'cause rich people are the job creators and stuff.
Whatever, you can't polish a turd and Mitt is just the newest sewage backup from the GOP cafeteria. They can dump all the ketchup on it they want and they're still serving crap to their base.
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)that amount of money would be for Americans. These are the type of people who would deny Jesus Christ, because his beliefs are more in tune with socialism. These so called Christians are sicking.
SGMRTDARMY
(599 posts)you either buy or steal the election.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)bucket compared to what corporations and the billioanires can donate.
tclambert
(11,085 posts)Because teh stoopid . . . IT BURNS!
Make7
(8,543 posts)... so they would leave us alone.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)are in for a very rude surprise this fall. Remember how Rove tried to run a Terra campaign in 2006? I knew that one was going to fail, because he no longer had the MSM in his pocket, and if only one major network debunks Terra scares, the public will believe the one with the good news. But I kept my mouth shut throughout the campaign season and let the GOP bury itself.
The GOP is about to make a similar mistake this time. Excuse me, they are about to make two mistakes. They have no idea what they are. They are 100% clueless as only those who live in ivory towers can be. When they fall flat on their faces this November, I will tell what they did wrong. In the meantime, pass the popcorn. This is going to be fun.
Bigredhunk
(1,349 posts)George Soros? But what about George Soros? Fox said something about George Soros.
George Soros.
Honey, what kind of cereal do you want? George Soros.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)and puts it into the economy.
Initech
(100,068 posts)Even with the worst candidate - which is what Mitt Romney is, he is one of the least charismatic men they've ever ran for president, and there's going to be a lot in the campaign - particularly his "let Detroit die" anti worker stance - that's coming to bite him back in the ass hard. Hey I'm all for anything that takes money out of their pockets so let 'em blow it, that's what I say.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)The elections are not decided by informed voters the elections are decided by that 5%-7% that only pay attention after the conventions are over...Ads will play a major role in shaping their opinions!
Not to mention the Kock Bros. alone can outspend every Democratic Congressional candidate as they said they plan to do!
I see no way of us winning back the house or saving the Senate or the Presidency...Our best chance is reelecting Obama but when it comes to congress money can & does buy elections!