Politico reports. With the White House giving a green light to more aggressive ad campaigns by Democratic independent groups, major liberal donors will meet in Washington next week to talk fund-raising strategies in the wake of the Republican landslide last week propelled in part by the GOP’s huge spending advantage in political advertising.
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Green light wink and nod to Democratic independent groups for 2012
Politico reports. The White House is bracing for an onslaught of $500 million or more in spending by outside Republican groups opposed to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election, prompting Obama advisers to give the green light to big Democratic donors to set up similar outside groups to counter the GOP’s effort.
Where campaign money goes
From the Post. Call it the midterm stimulus program. The record-breaking campaign showered billions of dollars on a broad array of companies, including broadcast conglomerates, polling firms and small-town restaurants, according to a Washington Post analysis of expenditure reports.