The independent expenditure update for yesterday, September 4th, will be short and sweet. On Tuesday, spending intensified in battleground House and Senate races. Democrat-affiliated disclosures outpaced Republican-aligned spending. And, very few expenditures targeted the Presidential election - disclosures amounted to only 7% of the day’s total, a shockingly low daily tally.
Quick hits for Tuesday:
- The Roundup: $646K disclosed by 9 groups seeking to influence 9 federal races
- The Big Spender: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $325K for media buys in opposition of 5 Republican candidates for the lower house - David Rouzer (R-NC) Rodney Davis (R-IL) Daniel Benishek (R-MI) Sean Duffy (R-WI) Jason Plummer (R-IL). A small amount ($33K) went toward supporting a Democrat, William Enyart, seeking election in Illinois’ 12th district.
- Cashing In: Great American Media - a media firm frequented by left-affiliated groups - walked away with $495K for media buys opposing 6 Republican candidates for the House and Senate and supporting 1 Democrat candidate for the the House. CBMG has profiled their recent IE activity in this post.
- House or Senate? The House. House contests attracted $408K in outside spending compared to just $193K for the upper house. House spending surpassed Senate spending for the first time in 7 days.
- The Hotspot: The Land of the Shining Mountains (Montana) attracted $191K from independent expenditure groups. Republican candidate for the Senate Dennis Rehberg was the target of 100% of the spending - all in opposition. Elections in North Carolina ($139K) and Wisconsin ($114K) continue to receive significant attention from these outside groups.
- The High Striker: The Democrats. Dems dropped $538K on Tuesday, compared to just $118K for the Reps. For every dollar spent by Repbulican groups, Democrat groups spent $4.5.
And a reminder - we’re still looking for a replacement ‘Quick Hit’ category for the woefully uninteresting and now defunct ‘Top of the Shopping List’ section. Drop us an email or tweet if you have any ideas about what you’d like to see covered in the daily breakdown.
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