Senate race in Mass. draws millions to pay for ads

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100117/ap_on_el_se/us_massachusetts_senate_money

Millions in campaign cash are flooding into Massachusetts in the final days of the race to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat, funding an all-out ad war between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown.

Voters can't turn on a television or radio without being deluged by appeals on behalf of Brown or Coakley — or, more often, sharply worded attack ads.

Neither campaign would detail how much it has raised since Jan. 1, and disclosure laws make it hard to come up with firm, up-to-date numbers. But the figure easily reached into the millions in just the past week, according to a review of the fundraising numbers the candidates have confirmed combined with expenditures by interest groups.


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Coakley, who had nearly $1 million in her account on Jan. 1 after a four-way primary battle, has been buoyed by appeals on her behalf by Obama and Kennedy's widow, Vicki Kennedy. The campaign said the Vicki Kennedy appeal raised about $700,000 in a day.

Others:

EMILY's List
SEIU
$350,000 from the League of Conservation Voters
$100,000 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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1. A stimulus plan for Massachusetts News Media

Sounds good to me! K&R

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2. This is tough race for us

There is silverlining for this race and it would have a huge impact if we lose this race. You have to consider as well that 51% of Massachusetts polled appose the current healthcare reform.