Tammy vs. Tommy: A Spending Tsunami
New reports put total spending in the congressional race past $78 million, shattering state records.
Candidates and interest groups poured more than $78 million into Wisconsin’s recent U.S. Senate race that led to Democrat Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s Nov. 6 win over former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson, making it the most expensive Senate election in state history. New financial disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show that the candidates, including those who lost to Thompson in the Aug. 14 Republican primary, spent just over $34 million during the current two-year election cycle through Nov. 26, the reporting cutoff. Baldwin led the candidate spending at $14.7 million. Thompson doled out $9.2 million, including $800,000 of his own money, the FEC filings show. Eric Hovde, who came in second to Thompson in the primary, …
FreeThought Troy
9:18 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Yes - Keith. Because Tommy ran a grassroots campaign with no outside spending? I don't think the stats will back that up in the least. Tammy will do a great job. Liberal doesn't equal bad or evil. Our country is moving more to the left anyway. I think it's time Conservatives acknowledge that. more ›