GOP groups top Democrats in TV spending by far
A) The calculated Citizen's United decison brought to us by the 5 1% fascist members of the SCOTUS gives the fascists a very unfair advantage in the upcoming election. If Obama loses the election, there will be no possibility of rendering moot the Citizen's United decision.
B) We really need to start tapping our piggy banks. I said I would not donate to the Obama campaign. That was then, this is the harsh reality of now. If Obama is defeated and we lose the Senate, we will soon become a full blown fascist nation thereafter. I'm not exaggerating.
C) IMO, we need to start formulating a direct action backup plan, to work outside of the system, in the event that the unthinkable happens and Obama is defeated. Most of you know that I have not been the President's biggest fan. I'm telling you, I'm buying season tickets to support him now, and I've got my Obama pennant waving. I hope you all realize the seriousness of this possible scenario.
Thanks for reading. I have pressing obligations and will not be able to respond in this thread until possibly this evening. I saw the article, and became very alarmed, and felt compelled to post this. I believe that the seriousness of this situation cannot be overstated.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Republican groups are heavily outspending their cross-party counterparts on television advertising in the campaigns for the White House and control of the Senate, eating into President Barack Obama's financial advantage over Mitt Romney and prompting expressions of alarm from top congressional Democrats.
The disparity is most evident in the race for the White House, where Crossroads GPS, Restore Our Future and other organizations aligned with the Republicans spent nearly $37 million on TV ads through the first few days of June, most of it attacking Obama. That compares with about $11 million by groups supporting the president, with much of it from Priorities USA Action.
Senate campaigns also have been affected, notably in Ohio, where Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's commanding lead in the polls began to erode this spring after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others started a televised attack. Overall, Republican-aligned organizations have spent roughly $30 million on ads in key races, compared with about $11 million for groups supporting Democrats.
Underscoring the concern, Rep. Steve Israel of New York, who heads Democrats' efforts to regain House control, issued a thinly veiled call for his party's donors to step up. The recent recall election in Wisconsin "should serve as a wake-up call," he wrote, referring to the lopsided advantage in spending by outside groups that helped Republican Gov. Scott Walker overcome a union-backed bid to dump him from office.
Solidarity.
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