NBC: Super PAC spending heating up

[portlander23]

TV Ad Spending Picks Up in 2016 Race

TV ad spending this week (Sept. 15 through Sept. 21)

Team Bush: $1.1 million

Team Walker: $580,000 in IA (all from Unintimidated Super PAC)

Team Clinton: $447,000 in IA and NH (all from campaign)

Team Christie: $391,000 in New Hampshire (all from America Leads Super PAC)

Team Graham: $247,000 in NH (all from Security is Strength)

Team Jindal: $268,000 in IA (all from Believe Again Super PAC)

Team Kasich: $173,000 in NH (all from New Day Independent Media Committee)

Team Paul: $38,000 in IA/NV/SC (all from America's Liberty Super PAC)

Team Cruz: $33,000 in IA/NH/SC/NV (all from campaign)

In other news ...

Super PACs Dominate 2016 Republican TV Ads So Far

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has not yet aired a TV ad, although it hasn’t hurt him any, as he continues to rise in recent polls — even surpassing Clinton in some.

[Uncle Joe]

1. That's just an early preseason game of "Celebrity Golden Calf."

Thanks for the thread, portlander.

[liberal_at_heart]

2. Why do we just accept that this is how things have to be?

I don't understand why more people aren't upset about billionaires buying our elections.

[Ed Suspicious]

3. This is what they live for and this is why they will not promote Sanders. He hasn't purchased his

place on their news network. Worse he threatens to lessen the ad buys of all candidates and pacs in all elections going forward. This will not stand!

[liberal_at_heart]

5. +1

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Birds of feather...