Repugs pour money into Wisconsin and Virginia

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(Bloomberg) The Republican National Committee sent more than $14 million this month to its affiliates in 28 states led by Wisconsin and Virginia, both key states in the Nov. 6 presidential and U.S. Senate elections.

The RNC sent more than $3.3 million to Wisconsin, according to a filing to the Federal Election Commission that listed donations and expenditures for the first 17 days of October.

Wisconsin, the home state of Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, is one of about nine states that will decide the White House race. Republicans are helping former Gov. Tommy Thompson in a Senate race against Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin that polls show is close.

The RNC sent more than $2.8 million to Virginia, another presidential swing state where Republican George Allen, a former governor and senator, is running against Democrat Tim Kaine, a former governor, for the Senate seat of retiring Democrat Jim Webb. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/2012-10-26/wisconsin-virginia-most-rnc/

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1. Weathervane Mitt's rally on SUnday in Va Beach was cancelled due to Sandy!

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2. If Obama wins Virginia, the election is essentially over.

So I'm not surprised they're spending money there.