GOP money floods battlegrounds, threatens Dems' hold on Senate - the Hill

[Bill USA]

[font size="3"]"Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/224671-gop-money-floods-into-senates-battlegrounds

Third-party groups allied with the Republican Party have vastly outspent Democratic incumbents and their backers in Senate battlegrounds.

The disparity in advertising firepower threatens Democratic control of the Senate and could have an impact on the presidential race as well.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Crossroads GPS and 60Plus Association have funded the bulk of a $5 million attack campaign against Brown, according to Brown’s campaign. Another Democratic source puts the cost of the campaign at $5.1 million.

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[DCKit]

1. SOMEONE is finally admitting that corporate $$$$ are a threat to Democracy?

"$$$$$" a.k.a. "Free Speech".

[EC]

2. I hope there comes a time that people

actually ask themselves - why would this corp pay all that money to get rid of such and such...?

[msongs]

3. gee Maybe dems could have a unified message worth voting for..that would help quite a bit nt

[emulatorloo]

4. True, Sherrod Brown really deserves to be fucked over by the Kochs

He's one of our best Senators, so let's cheer on the corporate assholes with their lie campaigns.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. If we lose Sherrod Brown, then we have no right to complain on DU about how

nothing's getting done in the Senate. This is ridiculous!!!

The Rethugs are giving up on the presidency. They want the state legislatures and the Congress. They can do far more damage to the country that way.