Last week, a spokesman for the conservative group Freedom's Watch told the Daily Herald that it was "fair to say" the organization would spend "substantial" resources attacking 10th District congressional challenger Dan Seals up until Election Day. Today, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza defined "substantial":
In the past 10 days, Freedom's Watch has dropped more than $1.6 million on ads in six House races and two Senate contests. That spending comes after the group spent less than $40,000 on television ads between May and September, raising questions in many circles about whether the group would be a major factor in the fall election. [...]
Freedom's Watch spending
Colorado Senate: $659,212
Oregon Senate: $366,033
Alabama's 2nd district: $52,374
Illinois' 10th district: $155,298
Nevada's 3rd district: $115,510
New Jersey's 3rd district: $23,690
New Jersey's 7th district: $124,885
New Mexico's 1st district: $155,903
Keeping GOP Rep. Mark Kirk in office appears to be a top-priority of the neo-cons.
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